Description: MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY FAN OF VINTAGE SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY / THE CLASSICS / H.G. WELLS **PLEASE READ: Mahalo for taking the time to look at our listing. We truly appreciate it. We always do our BEST to give you the most accurate description of these beautiful books. If, however, you have any SPECIFIC questions about the SIZE of the book, NUMBER of pages, TYPE of leather, SMELL or FEEL of the book, PLEASE email us through EBay’s mail system BEFORE you bid, and we will be HAPPY to give you more information. We want you to be completely happy with your purchase and keep you as our customers for years to come!** DESCRIPTION: Easton Press LONG OUT OF PRINT SIGNED 🖊️ by the illustrator full-leather binding with A CLOTH PROTECTIVE SLIPCASE of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS by H.G. Wells. Only 1200 of these were ever printed, this copy being #1017. THIS IS A SCARCE, VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND VINTAGE HEIRLOOM EASTON WITH LAVISH GILT IMPRESSIONS TO THE BOARDS AND SPINE with A INCREDIBLE FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS by T.G. TARGETE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED & MOST BEAUTIFUL EDITIONS OF THESE MASTERPIECES YOU CAN FIND. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY & ORIGINAL, UNATTACHED, UNUSED BOOKPLATE ARE INCLUDED. 🍍 NOT INCLUDED… 😃 ABOUT THE BOOK: “This isn't a war," said the artilleryman. "It never was a war, any more than there's war between man and ants.” ― H.G. Wells, The War of the WorldsThe War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It first appeared in serialized form in 1897, published simultaneously in Pearson's Magazine in the UK and Cosmopolitan magazine in the US. The first appearance in book form was published by William Heinemann of London in 1898. It is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and that of his younger brother in London as Earth is invaded by Martians. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories that detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction canon. The War of the Worlds has two parts, Book One: The Coming of the Martians and Book Two: The Earth under the Martians. The narrator, a philosophically inclined author, struggles to return to his wife while seeing the Martians lay waste to the southern country outside London. Book One also imparts the experience of his brother, also unnamed, who describes events as they deteriorate in the capital, forcing him to escape the Martian onslaught by boarding a paddle steamer near Tilling ham, on the Essex coast. CONDITION: Book is in LIKE NEW condition with only a few faint, minor rubs to the gilt page ends. Slipcase is in like-new condition with no discernible flaws (SEE PICS FOR BETTER DETAILS). NO ATTACHED BOOKPLATES, WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, ETC. It is an amazing, LARGE edition! SHIPPING: FREE TO US ADDRESSES ONLY. INTERNATIONAL $ based on location. WE SHIP PRIORITY MAIL & PACK VERY WELL. Please check out our other listings of Easton Press, Franklin Library, Limited Editions Club, International Collectors Library, Heritage Press, Folio Society, and First Edition Library editions. WE DO COMBINE SHIPPING IF YOU PURCHASE MORE THAN ONE COPY. Mahalo for looking at our listings! By bidding/purchasing this item, you are helping a very grateful family who sends you our WARMEST ALOHA & MAHALO!
Price: 499.99 USD
Location: Honokaa, Hawaii
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: United States
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Franklin Library Folio Society Like
Subject: Classics Fantasy Science Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 2015
Language: English
Illustrator: J.P. Targete
Special Attributes: Gift Edition, Communism, Soviet Union, Russia, Masterpieces of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopia, 1984, Nineteen Eighty Four, George Orwell, Isaac Asimov, 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Inscribed, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition
Region: North America
Author: H.G. Wells
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Science Fiction Fantasy Classics
Character Family: Dune Foundation Trilogy
