First edition, first printing, [first state]. Publisher's original dark blue cloth with grey titles to the upper board and titles in gilt to the spine. Waved borders in grey. A very good or better copy, the binding firm with a little rubbing and minor fraying to the extremities, the spine tips a little bumped. The contents, with some toning and light spotting to the prelims are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps.
First published, serialised in 'T. P.'s Weekly' magazine between 29 January and 7 October 1904. This first edition in book form was published on 14 October 1904 in an edition of 2000 copies. The present example meets all of the requisite first printing points: page 187 misnumbered 871, and the final page of text correctly numbered 480.
Stock code: 25316
£875
London: Harpers.
1905