Amelia B. Edwards
Amelia B. Edwards
A THOUSAND MILES UP THE NILE
A THOUSAND MILES UP THE NILE
First published in London by Longmans, 1877
First published in London by Longmans, 1877
A beautiful copy of the 1877 first edition
A beautiful copy of the 1877 first edition
It is very uncommon to find the first edition in collectible condition in its original decorative cloth-over-boards binding.
It is very uncommon to find the first edition in collectible condition in its original decorative cloth-over-boards binding.
My copy of the 1877 first edition has been rebound.
My copy of the 1877 first edition has been rebound.
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This is the oldest dust jacket that I have ever heard of or seen in a photo or with my own eyes. It is from the 1877 first edition.
The 1877 first edition came in either a decorative red or cream-colored cloth-over-boards binding; very handsome books
A THOUSAND MILES UP THE NILE was reprinted in 1889 by Routledge, London, in various colors of cloth
A THOUSAND MILES UP THE NILE was reprinted in 1889 by Routledge, London, in various colors of cloth
Below: my facsimile reprint of the 1877 first edition
Below: my facsimile reprint of the 1877 first edition
