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Publication: The War of the Worlds

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  • Publication: The War of the WorldsPublication Record # 614614
  • Author: H. G. Wells
  • Date: 1898-00-00
  • Publisher: William Heinemann
  • Price:
    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: viii+303
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: NOVEL
  • Notes: • No statement of printing on copyright page • Issued with 32-page publisher's catalogue in the back • Page 1 of the catalogue is headed Illumination. • Per Currey, this is issue B of the issues with a catalogue. • The first edition was also issued without the catalogue and Currey gives no priority between issues with or without the catalogue. • Price from review Manchester Guardian 1898-01-25
  • External IDs:
    • Bleiler Early Years: 2331
    • OCLC/WorldCat: 833752573
    • Reginald-1: 15108
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Contento1 (anth/coll) N/A Bluesman 2017-04-21 13:09:47
Currey Verified Bluesman 2017-04-21 13:09:47
Locus1 Verified Rtrace 2023-11-06 06:35:18
Miller/Contento N/A Bluesman 2017-04-21 13:09:47
OCLC/Worldcat Verified Bluesman 2017-04-21 13:09:47
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