{"product_id":"tono-bungay-and-a-modern-utopia-h-g-wells-odhams-press","title":"Tono-Bungay and A Modern Utopia – H.G. Wells, Odhams Press","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Odhams Press omnibus edition of H.G. Wells's \u003cem\u003eTono-Bungay\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Modern Utopia\u003c\/em\u003e is of interest to collectors of H.G. Wells, Edwardian fiction, and decorative vintage cloth bindings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout: \u003c\/strong\u003eA very good copy in the original bright red cloth binding. The boards are vivid and clean, retaining excellent colour with only light rubbing to the spine lettering. A small bump to the top of the spine. The pages are age-toned as expected for a volume of this period, but the text block is clean, tight, and entirely unmarked throughout. A handsome and presentable copy of this attractive Odhams omnibus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: Tono-Bungay and A Modern Utopia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: H.G. Wells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Odhams Press Limited, London W.C.2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: Undated (c. 1930s–1940s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Hardcover, original bright red cloth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Very Good (no dust jacket, as issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Odhams Press omnibus edition containing two of Wells's most celebrated works: \u003cem\u003eTono-Bungay\u003c\/em\u003e (1909), his satirical novel of Edwardian capitalism and social ambition, and \u003cem\u003eA Modern Utopia\u003c\/em\u003e (1905), his visionary philosophical romance imagining an ideal world state. A handsome red cloth volume in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTono-Bungay\u003c\/em\u003e is widely regarded as one of Wells's finest novels - a sweeping, semi-autobiographical satire of Edwardian England told through the rise and fall of a patent medicine empire. \u003cem\u003eA Modern Utopia\u003c\/em\u003e, published four years earlier, is a more philosophical work, blending fiction and essay to imagine a world governed by a voluntary nobility of 'Samurai'. Together they represent Wells at the height of his powers as both novelist and social thinker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odhams Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55575438754132,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/5972\/1556\/files\/tono-bungay-modern-utopia-h-g-wells-1600x1600-0612.jpg?v=1776527561","url":"https:\/\/www.alexanderdavidfinebooks.co.uk\/products\/tono-bungay-and-a-modern-utopia-h-g-wells-odhams-press","provider":"Alexander David Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}