The Bulpington of Blup: Adventures, Poses, Stresses, Conflicts and Disaster in a Contemporary Brain

Overview:

  • Title: The Bulpington of Blup: Adventures, Poses, Stresses, Conflicts and Disaster in a Contemporary Brain
  • Author: H. G. Wells
  • Year: 1936
  • Publisher: Hutchinson & Co.
  • Price: -/6
  • Pages: 320
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Bulpington of Blup: Adventures, Poses, Stresses, Conflicts and Disaster in a Contemporary Brain
  • Notes:
    Undated printing, in Hutchinson's Novels series, of the 1932 edition. Title page:
    • "H. G. Wells [over] The Bulpington [over] of Blup [over] Adventures, Poses, Stresses, [over] Conflicts and Disaster in a [over] Contemporary Brain"
    • "58th Thousand"
    • "Hutchinson & Co. [over] (Publishers), Ltd. [over] London"
    Copyright page:
    • "Printed in [over] Great Britain, [over] at The Anchor [over] Press, Tiptree, [over] Essex"
    • Otherwise, the page is blank.
    Back cover:
    • Listing nos. 1-31 of Hutchinson's "Pocket Library" books.
    • "Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. [over] 32-36 Paternoster Row, E.C.4" (for image, see here).
    Spine:
    • "No. 30", "Hutchinson"
    No price on the book. 6d was the price for the Pocket Library series when launched in October 1935 in response to Penguin, whose books were first available in July of 1935. Given that this is 30 in the series, it's reasonable to conclude it was published ca.1936. (more accurate dating required) "58th Thousand" is an indication of copies sold since original publication. Page 11 is the first numbered page. Dustjacket missing from PV1 copy.