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Wells

30 copies for sale · $25–$45,000 · 17 first editions · 4 signed

Notable copies for sale

TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$8,500
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (signed) — L. W. Currey$3,500
THE INVISIBLE MAN: A GROTESQUE ROMANCE (signed) — L. W. Currey$3,250
THE INVISIBLE MAN: A GROTESQUE ROMANCE (first edition) — L. W. Currey$3,750
THE WAR IN THE AIR AND PARTICULARLY HOW MR. BERT SMALLWAYS FARED WHILE IT LASTED (first edition) — L. W. Currey$1,500
WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES (first edition) — L. W. Currey$1,000
THE TIME MACHINE: AN INVENTION (signed) — L. W. Currey$45,000
TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM (first edition) — L. W. Currey$300
MEN LIKE GODS (first edition) — L. W. Currey$250
THE TIME MACHINE: AN INVENTION (first edition) — L. W. Currey$8,500
H.G. The Time Machine. — Henry Sotheran Ltd£4,500
H. G. The First Men in the Moon. — Henry Sotheran Ltd£1,500

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Works on the market

TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM3 copies · $300–$8,500
THE WONDERFUL VISIT2 copies · $250–$350
THE WEALTH OF MR. WADDY. A NOVEL2 copies · $35
Jeffrey2 copies · $25
THE TIME MACHINE: AN INVENTION1 copy · $45,000
THE TIME MACHINE: AN INVENTION1 copy · $8,500
H.G. The Time Machine.1 copy · £4,500
THE INVISIBLE MAN: A GROTESQUE ROMANCE1 copy · $3,750
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS1 copy · $3,500
THE INVISIBLE MAN: A GROTESQUE ROMANCE1 copy · $3,250
THE WONDERFUL VISIT1 copy · $2,750
H. G. The First Men in the Moon.1 copy · £1,500
THE WAR IN THE AIR AND PARTICULARLY HOW MR. BERT SMALLWAYS FARED WHILE IT LASTED1 copy · $1,500
WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES1 copy · $1,000
THE STOLEN BACILLUS AND OTHER INCIDENTS1 copy · $850
L'HOMME INVISIBLE. Illustrations de Louis Stripl1 copy · $450
THE SEA LADY: A TISSUE OF MOONSHINE1 copy · $450
THE PLATTNER STORY AND OTHERS1 copy · $350
MEN LIKE GODS1 copy · $250
THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY: BEING A PLAIN HISTORY OF LIFE AND MANKIND1 copy · $250

Market context

13 copies of Wells's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $125 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

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