The Fire Trumpet
The Fire Trumpet
A Romance of the Cape Frontier
A Romance of the Cape Frontier
THE FIRE TRUMPET is Mitford's first novel, and was first published in London in 1889 by Spencer Blackett in 3 volumes. There are no illustrations.
THE FIRE TRUMPET is Mitford's first novel, and was first published in London in 1889 by Spencer Blackett in 3 volumes. There are no illustrations.
The triple-decker is extremely rare today.
The triple-decker is extremely rare today.
This novel was not published in America.
This novel was not published in America.
William Heinemann reprinted this novel in a single volume in 1891 under a new title: A Romance of the Cape Frontier. There are no illustrations.
William Heinemann reprinted this novel in a single volume in 1891 under a new title: A Romance of the Cape Frontier. There are no illustrations.
All 3 PDF files (one per volume) on Google Books has a crimson cloth front cover with a nice flaming torch and 3 spears.
Below: my 3-volume set of THE FIRE TRUMPET
Below: my 3-volume set of THE FIRE TRUMPET
I don't know why the cloth on my 3-volume set is plain crimson cloth. It is likely that my set was purchased unbound by the original owner and bound as per his or her wishes.
I don't know why the cloth on my 3-volume set is plain crimson cloth. It is likely that my set was purchased unbound by the original owner and bound as per his or her wishes.
Brian Stringer owns the 3 volumes bound into one cloth binding, including all 3 of the individual title-pages
Brian Stringer owns the 3 volumes bound into one cloth binding, including all 3 of the individual title-pages
I don't know why Brian's 3 volumes are in a single cloth binding. It is likely that the original owner purchased the 3 volumes unbound and then had them combined and bound into a single volume.
I don't know why Brian's 3 volumes are in a single cloth binding. It is likely that the original owner purchased the 3 volumes unbound and then had them combined and bound into a single volume.
The 1891 first 1-volume edition, retitled A ROMANCE OF THE CAPE FRONTIER
The 1891 first 1-volume edition, retitled A ROMANCE OF THE CAPE FRONTIER
The 1897 reprint of the 1-volume edition owned by Brian Stringer
The 1897 reprint of the 1-volume edition owned by Brian Stringer
It also has a 32-page catalogue, dated August 1896, at the back, titled "A List of Mr. William Heinemann's Publications and Announcements"
The ads below were found in the first edition of Mitford's 'TWEEN SNOW AND FIRE.
The ads below were found in the first edition of Mitford's 'TWEEN SNOW AND FIRE.
The ads below were found in the first edition of Mitford's THE GOLDEN FACE.
The ads below were found in the first edition of Mitford's THE GOLDEN FACE.
