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H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds First US Edition

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H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds First US Edition

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Author: Wells, H.G.
Title: The War of the Worlds
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Harper & Brothers
Date Published: 1898
Description:

Illustrations by Warwick Goble. Original green cloth stamped in gilt green and black. First American Edition.

The great classic of interplanetary invasions. "Begotten by a remark of my brother Frank first to last there is nothing in it that is impossible." - H. G. Wells.

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Spine a touch sunned, light wear to ends; offsetting to endpapers; very good.

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H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds First US Edition

Name: H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds First US Edition
SKU: 119509806
Price: 1100 USD
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