The World of William Clissold; A Novel at a New Angle

London: Ernest Benn Ltd, 1926. Deluxe Limited Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Signed deluxe limited edition of The World of William Clissold: A Novel at a New Angle by H.G. Wells, complete in three volumes.. Octavo, [three volumes], xv, [3], 19-244pp, [2]; [4], 251-600pp, [2]; [4], 607-884pp, [2]. Title in gilt on vellum spine, decorated with pattern in gilt. Green cloth covers, gilt emblem on front covers. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Solid text blocks, light shelf wear, lightly rubbed spines. Faint offsetting to endpapers, light foxing along fore edges. A near fine set. Housed in individual black slipcases. One of 198 limited edition sets signed by author H.G. Wells. The World of William Clissold is H.G. Wells's longest novel, totaling 797 pages. It is split between telling stories from the life of William Clissold and detailing the thoughts that flow through the mind of the character. Wells's biographer, David Smith, calls the novel "a watershed book in H.G. Wells's fiction.