war of the worlds illustrated 1898 edition

(See image: the red text at the top of the cover reads “A NEW SERIAL, by H. Pearson’s specifically advertised the story on its cover-a rare practice for the magazine before this point. The War of the Worlds Publication TimelineĪpril 1897 – Pearson’s Magazine First Installment: The first installment of The War of the Worlds (Chapters I-IV) was published in the April 1897 issue of Pearson’s Magazine. See this site’s page on the novel’s background for more information.Īn expanded view of the timeline is available here (links to external page) and the text of each timeline entry is presented below the timeline. Note that this timeline does not include information about the publication of the novel in the United States or other countries, including its serialization in Cosmopolitan Magazine or the American volume editions. Estimate $8,000-12,000.This is an interactive timeline of the publication history of The War of the Worlds in Britain. Martians, Chapter VII: 'The Man on Putney Hill,' 1906. Lot 71289: The illustration 'Martin Viewing Drunken Crowd,' from Book II: The Earth Under the Martians, Chapter III: 'The Days of Imprisonment,' 1906.

Lot 71284: The illustration 'Frightened Human,' from Book II: The Earth Under the Martians, Chapter IV: 'The Cylinder Opens,' 1906. Lot 71268: The illustration 'Martian Emerges,' from Book I: The Coming of the Lot 71264: The illustration for the title page of Book I: TheĬoming of the Martians, 1906. Thirty illustrations, plus a promotional poster and a postcard from Wells to Corrêa, were consigned to Heritage Auctions by collector Stefan Gefter. Wells was so pleased with them (and so dissatisfied by the earlier illustrations commissioned for the 1898 first book form), he asked Corrêa to illustrate a 500-copy, limited edition published by L'Vandamme in Brussels. Brazilian artist Henrique Alvim Corrêa, whose imagination was spurred after reading a French edition of the science fiction classic, produced some sketches of tripod aliens and death rays and brought them to Wells in London.

Wells' The War of the Worlds goes to auction tomorrow in Beverly Hills. An incredible collection of pen-and-ink illustrations for the 1906 edition of H.G.

War of the worlds illustrated 1898 edition