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1912 - King Solomon's Mines

Fabulous A.C. Michael Color Illustrations

In 1912 HRH made his final revision to KING SOLOMON'S MINES

The result was a new edition published in 1912 by Cassell, which features spectacular color illustrations by A.C. Michael on 8 plates; the illustrations are NOT found in any other edition

My copy of the 1912 edition with 8 new full-page color illustrations by A.C. Michael

Below: an image of the inscription in the copy of the 1912 edition that HRH gave to William Carr


Ditchingham Hall, a stately mansion, standing in a beautiful park, thickly studded with fine oak and other trees, is the property and residence of William Carr esq. J.P. Ditchingham House, is the residence of Henry Rider Haggard esq. J.P. Holly Hill Lodge is the residence of Frederick J. McLaughlin. Tindall Hall, now converted into a farmhouse, belongs to Lord De Saumarez, of Shrubland Park, Suffolk. In this parish are the manors of Pirnhow and Ditchingham, of which the Duke of Norfolk K.G. and William Carr esq. J.P. are respectively lords. Lord de Saumarez, W. Carr esq. J.P. and Henry Rider Haggard esq. J.P. are the principal landowners. The soil is light loam; subsoil, gravel. The chief crops are wheat, barley and turnips. The area is 2,216 acres; rateable value, £4,189; the population in 1891 was 1,083, including 20 officers and inmates in All Hallows Hospital.
— Kelly's Directory of Norfolk (1896)

In 1915 Cassell published a blue cloth edition with only 4 of the original 8 full-page color illustrations by A.C. Michael


The image below I harvested from the Internet