(viii), 216, (blank), (vi) pp. With tissue-guarded half-tone frontispiece illustration by W.B. Russell. Among the numerous contributions Wells made to the evolution of science fiction, The Time Machine is especially noteworthy, as it is one of the earliest books to explore the subject of time travel. The story itself is quite well-known—a machine is invented that enables travel to the year 802,701 AD, in which humankind has evolved into two distinctly separate groups—and this familiarity owes much to its film adaptations over the years. The American edition precedes the English edition and contains a slightly different version of the text, based on a different serialization. Publisher's oatmeal cloth printed in purple. Boards show light soiling; spine evenly toned with lettering faded to grey. Overall, a bright, clean, better than very good copy of a science-fiction cornerstone. T.e.g.