Henry James inscription lifts HG Wells book at Charterhouse auction
Books from the library of neurologist Dr MacDonald Critchley sold as part of an April 20-21 auction held by Charterhouse (19.5% buyer’s premium) naturally included books related to his professional interests, among them copies of his own works. But the lot that attracted most bidding interest was a novel by HG Wells.
It was not one of his well-known works, but a copy of Ann Veronica, a ‘modern love story’ in which…