8vo. (Occasional light marginal soiling.) Original gray cloth uncut (previous owner's signature on rear board, endleaves slightly browned light rubbing and toning); slipcase.

FIRST EDITION. Currey's state (B) with 32-page publisher's catalogue at rear. The War of the Worlds was originally published as a serial from April to December 1897 in Pearson's Magazine and is considered to be one of the first stories to detail a conflict between humans and extraterrestrials. Bleiler 2331; Currey p. 526.