Meanwhile : The Picture Of A Lady

by H.G. Wells Publisher : Doran Year : 1927 Edition : First Printing : First Pages : 320 Condition : Very Good Binding : Hardcover Price : $74.95

Item Description :

George H. Doran , 1927. FIRST EDITION, first printing (publisher's device on the copyright page.) Very good condition, blue cloth, darkened spine, faded titles, former owner name, starting on inside hinge. One day about the time of the general strike in England, Mr. Wells visited the celebrated garden of La Mortola near Ventimiglia. As he wandered about the lovely place, he passed by an unknown lady sitting and reading in a shady corner. Her pose reminded Wells of another little lady who was always very dear to him. He did not know who she was and never saw her again. Mr. Wells went on his way to the beach and mused on things that were happening in England and Italy and the world at large, when that remembered lady mingled with his thoughts and this story very much as he shaped it here presented itself suddenly to his imagination. It jumped into existence. All at once it was alive, so he went home and began to write. 320 pages.

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