Until I chanced across that signed presentation copy of The Food of the Gods, I thought that this was going to be the prize of that Heritage Auctions H.G. Wells lot.
Wells, H. G. The Island of Dr. Moreau. William Heinemann, 1896. First edition hardback (Currey A binding, publisher’s monogram stamped in blind on rear cover, with Currey (2) (no priority) catalog state (32 page catalog starting with The Manxman and ending with Out of Due Season)), a Very Good copy with soiling along the spine, top and outer edges and head, and rounded points. Currey, 520. H. G. Wells: A Comprehensive Bibliography 8. Williamson, H.G. Wells: Critic of Progress, pages 74-82. Scheck and Cox, H. G. Wells: A Reference Guide, page xxiii. Parrinder, H.G. Wells: The Critical Heritage, pages 43-62. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, page 226. Bleiler, Checklist of Science Fiction & Supernatural Fiction (1978), page 205. Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 4 1-100. Magill, Survey of Science Fiction Literature, pages 1079-1083.
Filmed multiple times, the best being 1932’s Island of Lost Souls with Charles Laughton as Dr. Moreau.
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