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¶Spot the first: Rear advertisements: 16 page publisher's catalogue dated Autumn 1897 (first state)

1. 1st Heinemann1898 Hardback Sold £1,027 · Sep 2026 I own The War of the Worlds, Heinemann 1898 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Rear board: the publisher's monogram is blind-stamped (first issue binding according to two dealers; a third dealer disputes this)

1. 1st Heinemann1896 Hardback I own The Island of Doctor Moreau, Heinemann 1896 Log in to want this

1. 1st Macmillan1894 Hardback Sold £500 · Mar 2026 I own The Jungle Book, Macmillan 1894 Log in to want this
2. Amereon1893 Hardback I own The Jungle Book, Amereon 1893 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Final leaf, p. [392]: blank, with no advertisement for The Shoulder of Shasta (first issue)

1. 1st Archibald Constable & Co1897 Hardback Sold £17,000 · Mar 2022 I own Dracula, Archibald Constable & Co 1897 Log in to want this
2. Grosset & Dunlap1897 Hardback I own Dracula, Grosset & Dunlap 1897 Log in to want this

1. 1st Chatto & Windus1895 Hardback I own Lilith, Chatto & Windus 1895 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Vol. III, p. 198: the word 'road' is printed where 'load' is meant (first issue of vol. III)

1. 1st James R. Osgood, McIlvaine1891 Hardback Sold £1,000 · Mar 2025 I own Tess of the D'urbervilles, James R. Osgood, McIlvaine 1891 Log in to want this

1. 1st C. Arthur Pearson1897 Hardback Sold £800 · Sep 2026 I own The Invisible Man, C. Arthur Pearson 1897 Log in to want this
2. E. Arnold1897 Hardback I own The Invisible Man, E. Arnold 1897 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Part-blank pages at the ends of signatures A to H: page numbers printed on these pages; later sheets omit them and mixed copies are common (first state (all eight signatures numbered))

1. 1st Osgood, McIlvaine1895 Hardback I own Jude the Obscure, Osgood, McIlvaine 1895 Log in to want this
2. Modern Library1895 Hardback I own Jude the Obscure, Modern Library 1895 Log in to want this

1. 1st George Newnes1892 Hardback · Sherlock Holmes novels Sold £550 · Sep 2025 I own The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, George Newnes 1892 Log in to want this
2. Harper & Brothers1892 Hardback · Sherlock Holmes novels I own The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Harper & Brothers 1892 Log in to want this

1. 1st H. S. Stone & company1899 Hardback I own The Awakening, H. S. Stone & company 1899 Log in to want this

1. 1st Macmillan1890 Hardback I own The Golden Bough, Macmillan 1890 Log in to want this

1. 1st Neely1895 Hardback I own The King in Yellow, Neely 1895 Log in to want this

1. 1st D. Appleton and Company1895 Hardback I own The Red Badge of Courage, D. Appleton and Company 1895 Log in to want this
2. Heinemann1896 Hardback I own The Red Badge of Courage, Heinemann 1896 Log in to want this

1. H. Holt1892 Hardback I own Psychology, H. Holt 1892 Log in to want this

1. Century1893 Hardback I own Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Century 1893 Log in to want this

1. S. Sonnenschein1892 Hardback I own Socialism, Utopian and Scientific, S. Sonnenschein 1892 Log in to want this

¶Spot the edition: Front cover, street sign in the pictorial vignette: the sign is blank, with no street name (first issue binding (the second issue reads 'Southampton Street'))

1. George Newnes1892 Hardback · The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 8 I own The Adventure of the Speckled Band, George Newnes 1892 Log in to want this

1. Osgood, McIlvaine1891 Hardback I own The Odd Number, Osgood, McIlvaine 1891 Log in to want this

1. D. Appleton and Company1896 Hardback I own A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom, D. Appleton and Company 1896 Log in to want this
2. Macmillan1896 Hardback I own A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom, Macmillan 1896 Log in to want this

1. Hutchinson1895 Hardback · Les Rougon-Macquart 11 I own The Ladies' Paradise, Hutchinson 1895 Log in to want this