Meanwhile: (The Picture of a Lady)

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (20cm); blue cloth-covered boards, titling stamped in gilt on spine, and blind ruling and Wells' facsimile signature blind stamped to front cover; orange topstain; fore- and lower- edges untrimmed; dustjacket; [12],13-320pp. Finger-soil to rear cover, light wear to spine ends, corners tapped (though still sharp); Near Fine. Dustwrapper, (priced $2.50 net), shelf-worn, spine-faded, with dust-soil to panels, 1" tear to front spine fold, with tears, chips, and creases to spine ends and extremities; Very Good. Doran Books advertisements printed on rear dustjacket flap. Late career novel by Wells, following the tumultuous relationship of a wealthy British couple living in an Italian villa, ca.1926. [82557].