Books

First appearance of The War of the Worlds in Pearson's Magazine in two volumes, vol. III and IV. Magazines in very good condition, some wear and rubbing, foxing to end papers and paste-downs, discoloration to end papers in vol III, former owner's name plate attached to front paste-down of vol. III, gutters of vol. IV cracked.

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H.G. Wells. It first appeared in serialized form in 1897, published by Pearson’s Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US. The novel details the experiences of an unnamed protagonist in London and his brother in Surrey during an invasion of Earth by Martians. It is a pioneering work of the science fiction genre, popularizing the alien invasion trope.