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7.5 x 5", finely bound in gilt-ruled crushed red morocco with original red cloth front cover and spine bound in at rear, 245pp + one page publisher's ad, covers lightly rubbed, contents toned, minor edge wear, with ink "1st edition" on title page. FIRST EDITION (with a "2" at bottom of page 1). WITH AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED FROM THE AUTHOR, H.G. WELLS, TIPPED IN AT FRONT OF BOOK. Short note on The Reform Club embossed letterhead, nd, "Dear Sirt Hedley / Let me know what use you make of my carefully written and stirring contribution. Yours." SIGNED BY H.G. WELLS.

H.G. Wells's "The Invisible Man" tells the story of a scientist named Griffin who discovers the secret to becoming invisible. With themes of unchecked scientific ambition and the consequences of isolation, this novel remains one of Wells's most enduring and thought-provoking works.