{"product_id":"h-g-wells-first-men-in-the-moon-early-american-edition-1901","title":"H. G. Wells’ \"First Men In The Moon\" Early American Edition, 1901.","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eWELLS, H. G. [HERING, E., illustrator]. \u003cem\u003eThe First Men in the Moon.\u003c\/em\u003e New York: Grosset \u0026amp; Dunlap, 1901.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Edition thus. First American Edition by publishers Grosset \u0026amp; Dunlap; scarce. Octavo. Original decorated cloth, gilt-stamped to front board and spine, retaining the design of the Bowen-Merrill first issue. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece and additional plates by E. Hering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents clean; a neat prior ownership inscription appears on the half-title. Binding sound and square; hinges firm; pages clean and bright with all illustrations present. Gilt remains visible though gently softened, consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted from original Bowen-Merrill sheets and issued by Grosset \u0026amp; Dunlap, with the title page stating The Bowen-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1901. A characteristic example of early 20th-century American publishing practice, in which sheets of the first edition were distributed under alternate imprints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1901, \u003cem\u003eThe First Men in the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e became one of Wells’s most influential scientific romances and one of the foundational works of modern space fiction. Its imaginative depiction of lunar travel, extraterrestrial civilization, and anti-gravitational technology anticipated many of the themes later central to twentieth-century science fiction and space exploration literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54337892286769,"sku":null,"price":475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/0845\/5729\/files\/80478.png?v=1779820827","url":"https:\/\/redeemedrarebooks.com\/products\/h-g-wells-first-men-in-the-moon-early-american-edition-1901","provider":"New Arrivals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}