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HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 34th Thousand. Original card covers, 95 printed pages complete with illustrations and adverts. Large chip to the bottom of the spine, the staples have rusted and the rust has come through to the front cover, the covers are creased to the corners, some pages are also creased to the corner.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A very scarce mock prospectus for a spoof encyclopaedia by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves, a smart copy, illustrated throughout. A very scarce work.The 27th thousandth.This work was originally published for private circulation in 1902.Rebound in a cloth binding, the original wraps are bound in.A comical work by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves.'Wisdom While You Wait is a parody prospectus for 'Insidecompletuar Britanniaware', ie. 'Encyclopaedia Britannica'. The work mocks the future Americanisation of the world.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations throughout.One page of adverts to the rear. Rebound in a cloth binding, original wraps are bound in. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the cloth. Very light bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the occasional light handling mark. Repaired closed tear to the reverse of the front wrap. Very Good Indeed. book.

Paperback. Zustand: Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this scarce mock prospectus for a spoof encyclopaedia by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves. The first trade edition, first impression.A scarce work.This work was originally published for private circulation in 1902.A comical work by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves.'Wisdom While You Wait is a parody prospectus for 'Insidecompletuar Britanniaware', ie. 'Encyclopaedia Britannica'. The work mocks the future Americanisation of the world.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations throughout.One page of adverts to the rear. Leaf bound to the front promoting a limited edition of this work.Newspaper clipping regarding this work pasted to the verso of the title page.Lacking the rear wrap. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, worn, lacking the rear wrap, front wrap is detached but present. Light edge wear to the front wrap, with small chips. Lacking some of the backstrip. Front wrap is a little discoloured. Spots to the fore edge. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Newspaper clipping pasted to the verso of the title page. Good Only. book.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair. 1st Edition. Published in Bristol by Arrowsmith, title page undated as issued, this is the 1898 First Edition of this Parody of H. G Wells "The War of the Worlds", published only a few months after Well's Science Fiction classic, this humorous novel with the invasion of the Earth by Women from Venus figured in Locke Spectrum of fantasy & Bleiler Checklist of fantastic Literature the book is bound in the original pictorial wrappers, 140pp, plus publishers averts, the front cover is chipped with loss with some splits and creases, with a small booksellers label to top edge, the spine has an old tape repair (see pictures) internally old handwritten notes to half title page which could easily be erased if desired, light browning to page edges else contents in good condition.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. Large 8vo. pp 56. 165mm by 207. Anoymous illustrated bookplate on inside cover old pencilled note and price in hand of Martin Stone. 16 full page illus ('Scenes in the Lives of Competitors.') Humorous parody of newspaper competitions. Rare. Sound about ery good with some light wear, slight rubbing and slight fading.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce work, a copy printed for printed circulation, of this comical mock prospectus for a spoof encyclopaedia by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves. The first edition of this work for private circulation, a very scarce edition of a scarce work. The work had a trade edition in 1903.A comical work by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves.'Wisdom While You Wait is a parody prospectus for 'Insidecompletuar Britanniaware', ie. 'Encyclopaedia Britannica'. The work mocks the future Americanisation of the world.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations throughout.Collated, complete. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Spine is a little faded and rubbed. Only a few minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.