[WELLS, H. G.]. The Undying Fire: A Contemporary Novel. London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, n.d. [1919].
Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by author on half-title page. Cloth-bound. Octavo (195 x 120 mm.), pp. [8], 253, [1]. Original dark green cloth with blind decorations and lettering to the front board and decorations blind stamped and gold gilt lettering stamped to the spine. Lower edge of the text block untrimmed. Initial and terminal blanks plus half-title present. Printed by Cassell and Company. Condition: GOOD. Binding tight, secure and square. Slightly bumping and rubbing to spine ends. Slight soiling to spine. Light spotting at fore edge, the remaining textblock largely very tidy. Author's neatly inked inscription to half-title page. Lacking dust jacket. Scarce thus.
Note: Undated first edition, as issued. Overall, a well preserved association copy that has also been inscribed by Wells. This story was first printed serially in The International Review (March-June 1919) and is saturated with ideas of educational reform and the teaching of world history. [Wells Society 70; Wells Bibliography 68].
