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Wells, H.G.

The Invisible Man. London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., 1897

8vo.  Title page printed in red and black, 2pp. publisher's adverts at end, original red cloth titled in gilt on upper board, design of an invisible man in his dressing gown stamped in black on upper board, gilt spine title; an unusually fine copy. Half morocco slipcase with chemise. 

First edition.

The Invisible Man, the tale of a scientist who turns himself invisible but is unable to reverse the process, was first printed serially in Pearson's Magazine in June and July 1897. Written shortly after the successful publication of The Time Machine, the story has been adapted numerous times for film and television. "Boldly melodramatic and intellectually provocative, Well's early scientific romances...remain unsurpassed for their imagination and visionary power" (ODNB).

REFERENCE:

Currey, p. 520; Hammond B4; West 11; Bleiler (1990), 2370