first edition
1957 · [Urbana, Illinois]
by Wells, H[erbert] G[eorge]
[Urbana, Illinois]: Published by Beta Phi Mu, 1957. Octavo, cloth. First edition. 4413 copies printed of which this is one of 1413 numbered copies. A facsimile reproduction of manuscript written and illustrated by Wells around 1878-1880. Wells wrote this amusing satire at about 12 years of age and it is apparently his earliest surviving work of any length. Hammond I1. A fine copy lacking the unprinted tissue dust jacket. (#80298) (Inventory #: 80298)