THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS BY H. G. WELLS 1913 SIGNED/ INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION HARDBACK

[WELLS, H. G.]. The Passionate Friends. A Novel. London: Macmillan and Co., 1913.

Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by author on endleaf. Cloth-bound. Octavo (195 x 130 mm.), pp. [8], 356, (adds). Bound in publisher's original green blind embossed fabric covers, titles gilt to upper cover and spine, t.e.g., initial and terminal blanks plus half-title present. Printed by William Clowes and Sons. Condition: GOOD. Binding tight and secure with very slight lean. Spine ends slightly bumped. Splash marks to covers, mostly affecting spine. Light browning to endpapers but contents otherwise excellent. Author's inscription neatly inked to fep. Lacking dust jacket. Scarce thus.

Note: Rare inscribed first edition of a novel which has been produced to film many times.