The Island of Doctor Moreau, by H. G. Wells. London: William Heinemann, 1896.

First edition (Hammond B3). Cloth. x, 219 pp. plus publisher's ads. Frontispiece illustration with tissue guard.

Rubbing, soiling, and wear to exterior. Spine cocked. Cloth split at rear joint and across the upper part of the spine, with a two-inch piece threatening to split away. Large chip to cloth at head of spine, and a dampstain to cloth near tail. Bookplate to front pastedown. Hinges tender. Gutter exposed in places to exterior. Offsetting from frontis. Small stain to fore-edges of last several pages.

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