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Wells

40 copies for sale · $25–$45,000 · 24 first editions · 3 signed

Notable copies for sale

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$3,500
THE WAR IN THE AIR AND PARTICULARLY HOW MR. BERT SMALLWAYS FARED WHILE IT LASTED (first edition) — L. W. Currey$1,500
THE PLATTNER STORY AND OTHERS (first edition) — L. W. Currey$1,000
THE STOLEN BACILLUS AND OTHER INCIDENTS (first edition) — L. W. Currey$850
WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES (first edition) — L. W. Currey$750
THE TIME MACHINE: AN INVENTION (signed) — L. W. Currey$45,000
A MODERN UTOPIA (first edition) — L. W. Currey$350
TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM (first edition) — L. W. Currey$300
MEN LIKE GODS (first edition) — L. W. Currey$250
MEN LIKE GODS (first edition) — L. W. Currey$200

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Works on the market

THE WONDERFUL VISIT3 copies · $250–$750
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS2 copies · $35–$3,500
TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM2 copies · $300–$350
MEN LIKE GODS2 copies · $200–$250
THE WEALTH OF MR. WADDY. A NOVEL2 copies · $35
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 · $3,500
THE INVISIBLE MAN: A GROTESQUE ROMANCE1 copy · $3,250
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
THE PLATTNER STORY AND OTHERS1 copy · $1,000
THE STOLEN BACILLUS AND OTHER INCIDENTS1 copy · $850
WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES1 copy · $750
L'HOMME INVISIBLE. Illustrations de Louis Stripl1 copy · $450
THE SEA LADY: A TISSUE OF MOONSHINE1 copy · $450
A MODERN UTOPIA1 copy · $350
THE PLATTNER STORY AND OTHERS1 copy · $350
THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY: BEING A PLAIN HISTORY OF LIFE AND MANKIND1 copy · $250

Market context

15 copies of Wells's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $850 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

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