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The first British edition is Macmillan and Co., London, 1917, an octavo of 282 pages, about 21 cm. D. Appleton and Company published the American edition in New York the same year, with 290 pages plus two blank leaves, about 20 cm. The page count is the quickest way to tell the London issue from the New York one: 282 against 290. Later reprints with ISBNs are not firsts.
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Macmillan & Co., London, in 1917, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 28 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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