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The War of the Worlds
de H G Wells
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good ++/No Jacket
- Librería
-
Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
UK: Ernest Benn, 1927. First Edition Thus . Full-Leather. Very Good ++/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 1st Edition Thus 1927. Deluxe leather binding. Part of the Collected Essex Edition. Not easy to find. Book is very good++ and very bright. Light edge rubbing to spine tips. Contents good. Bookplate to end paper. Nice production quality including decorative gilt tooling. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18386
Sinopsis
The War of the Worlds (1898) is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells describing an invasion of late Victorian England by Martians equipped with advanced weaponry. It is a seminal depiction of an alien invasion of Earth. The novel is narrated by an unnamed writer of scientific articles. Throughout the narrative he struggles to reunite with his wife, while witnessing the Martians rampaging through the southern English counties. The plot has been related to invasion literature of the time.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Lasting Words Ltd
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 028185
- Título
- The War of the Worlds
- Autor
- H G Wells
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Full-Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good ++
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition Thus
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Ernest Benn
- Lugar de publicación
- UK
- Fecha de publicación
- 1927
- Tamaño
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- SCIENCE FICTION, ESSEX EDITION
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Lasting Words Ltd
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
