320 pages. Olive boards with black print, decorated front board and spine. Quite a few pages a short cut, a printer's error; pp 243 to 256 are damaged at the tails outer edge, I suspect caused by opening uncut pages; the front end paper is missing; bookplate; faded small stamp on the tail of page 249. "Science fiction master H. G. Wells was never one to shy away from complex or controversial topics, and in this classic novel, he takes on Christianity. Though The Soul of a Bishop takes place on Earth and is wholly free of invading alien hordes or other fantastical creatures, it does deal with supernatural and mystical topics, delving into the how and why of religious belief." (trove)