The War of the Worlds

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Overview:

Title: The War of the Worlds
Author: H. G. Wells
Year: 1960
Publisher: Epstein & Carroll
Pages: 251
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Novel
Title Reference: The War of the Worlds
Notes:
- This Looking Glass Library version is edited for "Age 11 up" readers, re-written in contemporary English, and slightly abridged for content.
- On copyright page: "Copyright (c) 1960 by Epstein and Carroll Associates", "Published by Epstein and Carroll Associates", "Manufactured in the United States of America by The Colonial Press", and LCCN.
- On title page: "Illustrated by Edward Gorey", "Looking Glass Library", "Distributed by Random House, New York".
- "Looking Glass Library 21" on half-title page, and "21" on spine of book and jacket.
- Verification copy has price-clipped jacket, picture boards with same artwork as jacket, and no statement of edition or printing on book or jacket. Per ABE booksellers, the first printing misspelled "Gorey" on page 255, and this was corrected in subsequent printings. Verification copy has corrected spelling.