The War of the Worlds. London: The Folio Society, 2004. First Edition Thus. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and designs. Housed in publisher’s slipcase. A fine bright copy.

Signature of the Author pasted-in to half-title page.

Introduced by Iain Sinclair. Illustrated with seven coloured plates by Grahame Baker-Smith.

First appeared serially in ‘Pearson’s magazine & in book form in 1898. ‘Still the most remarkable fantasy of imaginary warfare that has so far appeared in the history of the genre.’ – [Clarke: Voices Prophesying War].