Christina Alberta's Father

by H. G. Wells

$3,750 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition · Signed

First edition, inscribed on first free endpaper. 410pp. 8vo. Crimson cloth, stamped decoratively on boards, in gilt on spine. Deep red topstain. Slightly cocked, spine sunned, corners lightly bumped, a few small marks on rear. Item #371825 A socially forward-thinking novel with serious, often didactic, commentary on mental health, feminism, and concepts of independence, which perhaps led it to be one of Wells'

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