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Publication: The War of the Worlds

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  • Publication: The War of the WorldsPublication Record # 288802
  • Author: H. G. Wells
  • Date: 1963-00-00
  • Catalog ID: 570
  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Price:
    2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
  • Pages: 192
  • Format:
    pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Cover: The War of the Worlds (1962) • by Virgil Burnett
  • Notes: First published in Penguin Books 1946. Reprinted 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963 "The War of the Worlds was first published as a serial in Pearson's Magazine April to December 1897. It first appeared in volume form (Heinemann) in 1898. It was included in Volume 3 of H. G. Wells in 1924." Cover art credit from inside front cover.
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