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1887 - King Solomon's Mines
Walter Paget Illustrations
Walter Paget Illustrations
McKay, Scott, and Whatmore all claim that in 1887 (the 53rd thousand), the first illustrated edition was published, featuring 9 illustrations by Walter Paget.
McKay, Scott, and Whatmore all claim that in 1887 (the 53rd thousand), the first illustrated edition was published, featuring 9 illustrations by Walter Paget.
See the VisualHaggard.org page dedicated to the Paget illustrations
I do not own any of the books pictured below, unless noted.
The Fifty-third Thousand Frontispiece and Title-Page, 1887
The Fifty-third Thousand Frontispiece and Title-Page, 1887
The Sixty-third Thousand Frontispiece and Title-Page, 1888
The Sixty-third Thousand Frontispiece and Title-Page, 1888
The Eighty-first Thousand Title-Page, 1891
The Eighty-first Thousand Title-Page, 1891
The Eighty-fourth Thousand Title-Page, 1891, and the Ninety-fourth Thousand Title-Page, 1893
The Eighty-fourth Thousand Title-Page, 1891, and the Ninety-fourth Thousand Title-Page, 1893
94th Thousand illustrated edition with 9 illustrations by Walter Paget, as well as a facsimile of the Map of Route to King Solomon's Mines
94th Thousand illustrated edition with 9 illustrations by Walter Paget, as well as a facsimile of the Map of Route to King Solomon's Mines
My copy with the Paget illustrations is dated 1895, the One Hundredth Thousand
My copy with the Paget illustrations is dated 1895, the One Hundredth Thousand
A 1905 edition with Paget illustrations
A 1905 edition with Paget illustrations
