The worldwise works of HG Wells

Sold for a record $2750 (£2220) at PBA Galleries (20/15% buyer’s premium) in California on October 10 was an inscribed copy of The World Set Free, a prophetic novel by HG Wells.

This copy of a work in which uncontrollable, atomic-type weapons are presaged was an example of Ma…

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