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Illustration from a French translation of The War of the Worlds
Roberto Alvim Corrêa and H.G. Wells1906
University of Sydney Library
Camperdown, Australia
This illustration by Roberto Alvim Corrêa appears in the first French edition of La guerre des mondes (The war of the worlds), printed in 1906. Wells considered the illustrations by Brazilian painter Henrique Alvin-Correa to be superior to those found in the English language editions printed previously.
This copy is one of a limited edition of 500, signed by the illustrator.
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- Title: Illustration from a French translation of The War of the Worlds
- Creator: Roberto Alvim Corrêa, H.G. Wells
- Creator Nationality: Brazil
- Date Created: 1906
- Location Created: Brussels, Belgium
- Physical Dimensions: 33cm
- Original Language: French
- Provenance: Fisher Library Rare Books and Special Collections copy acquired with the bequest fund of A. & M. Gilbert.
- Type: Book
- Publisher: Vandamme & Co
- Original Source: University of Sydney Library, SF W454 J14 TF 2
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