Kipps, The Story of a Simple Soul
1905, the first edition of the novel H G Wells's considered his favourite
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Printing Details
First edition. Hardback, bound in the original green cloth, titled in gilt to spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. 20 × 13cm, 425pp
Orphaned at an early age, raised by his aunt and uncle, and apprenticed for seven years to a draper, Artie Kipps is stunned to discover upon reading a newspaper advertisement that he is the grandson of a wealthy gentleman—and the inheritor of his fortune. Thrown dramatically into the upper classes, he struggles desperately to learn the etiquette and rules of polite society. But as he soon discovers, becoming a 'true gentleman' is neither as easy nor as desirable as it at first appears.
Condition
A good reading copy. The green cloth is rubbed to all edges and joints, and there is some light marking to the boards. The inner binding is holding well, the pages with spotted foxing throughout but remaining in good readable condition.
Price
£20.00
