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Lot 246
Sale 741 - Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Jun 23, 2020
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Live / Chicago
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WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The War of the Worlds. London: William Heinemann, 1898.
8vo. Original publisher’s gray cloth (corners and spine ends slightly bumped, some minor soiling). Provenance: 1899 gift inscription in ink.
FIRST EDITION of Wells' classic novel depicting interplanetary warfare. Currey's state (B) with 32-page publisher's catalogue in rear. Bleiler 2331; Currey p. 526