NMLP P-035067 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-09

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells · William Heinemann (London) · 1898

The Heinemann first edition (London, 1898) is the true first book publication, preceding the Harper & Brothers first American edition issued the same year.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-035067 for "The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-035067, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).