A Veldt Official
A Veldt Official
A Novel of Circumstance
A Novel of Circumstance
First published in London in 1895 by Ward, Lock, & Bowden with 2 illustrations
First published in London in 1895 by Ward, Lock, & Bowden with 2 illustrations
Not published in America
Not published in America
The first edition is rare today
The first edition is rare today
An ad for A VELDT OFFICIAL in the April 5, 1895 issue of The Bookseller
An ad for A VELDT OFFICIAL in the April 5, 1895 issue of The Bookseller
Copies of the 1895 Ward, Lock first British edition
Copies of the 1895 Ward, Lock first British edition
I do not own a copy of the first edition yet, as they are tough to find in collectible condition
Frontispiece for the British first edition
Frontispiece for the British first edition
Title-page of the British first edition
Title-page of the British first edition
The other illustration within the book
The other illustration within the book
An ad for THE CURSE OF CLEMENT WAYNFLETE at the end of the first edition of A VELDT OFFICIAL
An ad for THE CURSE OF CLEMENT WAYNFLETE at the end of the first edition of A VELDT OFFICIAL
Below: the title-page in the 1896 printing
Below: the title-page in the 1896 printing
My copy of the 1898 printing
My copy of the 1898 printing
Brian Stringer owns an 1898 printing in the same cloth binding as the 1895 and 1896 printings
The title-page in my 1898 copy
The title-page in my 1898 copy
Brian Stringer owns an 1896 Colonial Edition
Brian Stringer owns an 1896 Colonial Edition