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WELLS (H.G.)
The War of the Worlds, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, William Heinemann, 1898

15 June 2016, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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WELLS (H.G.)

The War of the Worlds, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, 16-page publisher's catalogue (Autumn 1897) at end, corner trimmed from front free endpaper, publisher's cloth, 4 small spots on upper cover but generally clean [Wells 14], 8vo, William Heinemann, 1898

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Provenance: E.G. Blake, ownership inkstamp on half-title.

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