Description: SciFi H. G. Wells The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth 1904 1st UK 2'6 novel DJ VG+ First UK edition, First Printing with 1904 on title page and date "20.7.04" at foot of last leaf of rear ad. Publisher: London Macmillan and Co. 1904. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vii [viii] 1 [2] 3-317 [318: blank] [319-320: ads] + 16-page publisher's catalogue dated "20.7.04" inserted at rear. Original stamped green cloth with gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Fruit design stamped on front cover. Unclipped pictorial later issue dust jacket (a 2s 6d net novel dust jacket). Book Condition: Very Good+ Cover edges lightly bumped. Spine edges are bumped. Pastedowns and end papers are browned. The binding is tight and text pages are bright.Dust Jacker Condition: Slightly rubbed otherwise near fine. "The novel is about a group of scientists who invent a food that accelerates the growth of children and turns them into giants when they become adults." (From Wikipedia).
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: Macmillan and Co
Topic: Science Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Modified Item: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1904