[H. G. Wells]

The Humours of Cycling

[H. G. Wells]. The Humours of Cycling. London: James Bowden, 1897. First edition. 
Quarto. 96pp. Illustrated by various artists. Publisher’s gray pictorial cloth, spine lettered in black, front cover lettered and decorated in red and black, edges stained yellow, in later cloth dust wrapper and titled leather and cloth slipcase.
First edition of this anthology of fiction and essays on the topic on cycling, with contributions from various authors and artists including H. G. Wells, L. Raven-Hill, J. F. Sullivan, Virginia Niles Leeds, Barry Pain, Arthur H. Lawrence, others.   

Minor toning and wear to boards; light toning; foxed to endleaves; overopened to pp 16/17; starting at upper end of front joint; early pencil ownership signature to front free endpaper; slipcase has light wear. Very good. Item #2931

Price: $350.00