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Lot 22

WELLS H. G. The War of the Worlds. Signed by...

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22 - WELLS H. G. The War of the Worlds. Signed by the author to the half title. 16pp publ...

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£1,000 - £1,500

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WELLS H. G. The War of the Worlds. Signed by the author to the half title. 16pp publishers adverts dated 1897. Orig. grey cloth, light rubbing & wear. 1st edition, 1st issue, William Heinemann, 1898.

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Ink stamps (in Russian?) & numbers to the upper corner of the lower paste-down.

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+ Calendar 2025-03-06 11:30:00 2025-03-06 23:59:59 Europe/London Carlisle - Thursday 6th March. Antiquarian & Collectable Books & Related Items CARLISLE - Thursday 6th March at 11.30am GOOD ANTIQUARIAN & OTHER BOOKS, 240 LOTS Estienne, Dio Cassius, Paris, 1548; Bible, Edmund Becke, 1551; John Calvin, Institution of Christian Religion, 1562; Bishop`s Bible, 1572; Bible, William Fulke, 1601; Other bibles & theology; classical & other antiquarian including Scottish history, religion & politics; Carsten Niebuhr, Reisebeschreibung, 1772-1778, & other travels; Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, 2nd ed., 1776; Francis Balfour, Forms of Herkern, 1781; James Gillray, Works from the Original Plates, c1850; Stirling-Maxwell re. Charles V & Don John of Austria; Vanity Fair Albums, a run from 1869 to 1887; Sowerby, English Botany, 13 vols., 1873-1902; H.G. Wells, War of the Worlds, signed 1st ed., 1898; Rackham, Peter Pan in fine Bayntun Riviere binding., 1906; chess books & periodicals; field sports; local history & topography; Folio Society & much else. On view: Tuesday 4th & Wednesday 5th March, 10am to 5pm & sale morning from 9am. Catalogues at www.thomsonroddick.com or on request. Online bidding & in the room. Enquiries 01228 535288 Thomson Roddick Callan

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6th Mar 25 at 11:30am GMT