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Description
H. G. Wells. The War of the Worlds. London: William Heinemann, 1898.8vo. Publisher's 32-page catalogue, partially uncut and undated, at the rear. Publisher's gray cloth, lettered in black across the spine and front covers, with publisher's mark in black on the back cover.
FIRST EDITION, without any printer's statement on the copyright page and state B catalogue, with page [1] headed ILLUMINATION.
Condition: Spine panel slightly toned and spine-ends bumped, lightly faded at the hinges; endpapers foxed; a few stains to the preliminaries.
References: Hammond B5; Wells 14.
Provenance: The Victor Gulotta Collection.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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