The Gun-Runner
The Gun-Runner
A Tale of Zululand
A Tale of Zululand
THE GUN RUNNERÂ was first published in London in 1893 by Chatto & Windus with only a frontispiece illustration.
THE GUN RUNNERÂ was first published in London in 1893 by Chatto & Windus with only a frontispiece illustration.
First published in New York in 1898 by R.F. Fenno
First published in New York in 1898 by R.F. Fenno
Either first edition is rare today
Either first edition is rare today
My copy of the 1893 Chatto & Windus first British edition of THE GUN-RUNNER
My copy of the 1893 Chatto & Windus first British edition of THE GUN-RUNNER
Ads for prior Mitford novels at the front of the Chatto & Windus first edition
Ads for prior Mitford novels at the front of the Chatto & Windus first edition
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
Ads at the end of the British first edition are dated April 1893
Ads at the end of the British first edition are dated April 1893
Below: My copy of the 1898 Fenno first American edition first printing
Below: My copy of the 1898 Fenno first American edition first printing
Below: Brian Stringer's copy of the 1898 Fenno first American edition in variant binding
Below: Brian Stringer's copy of the 1898 Fenno first American edition in variant binding
The title-page in my copy of the American first edition
The title-page in my copy of the American first edition
Variant title-page of the American first edition that I found on eBay (not mine)
Variant title-page of the American first edition that I found on eBay (not mine)
Copyright page in the Fenno American first edition
Brian Stringer owns a copy of the Canadian first edition with the same pagination as the Fenno edition
Brian Stringer owns a copy of the Canadian first edition with the same pagination as the Fenno edition
Below: a copy of the September 1893 reprint, not mine
Below: a copy of the September 1893 reprint, not mine
Brian Stringer owns a copy of the 1893 reprint edition with July 1893 ads at the back of the book
Brian Stringer owns a copy of the 1893 reprint edition with July 1893 ads at the back of the book
He also owns 2 copies of the 1899 New Edition, but with ads dated September 1899 in one, and January 1900 in the other
He also owns 2 copies of the 1899 New Edition, but with ads dated September 1899 in one, and January 1900 in the other
Below: one of Brian Stringer's copies of the 1899 New Edition
Below: one of Brian Stringer's copies of the 1899 New Edition
An ad for THE GUN-RUNNERÂ that appears at the front of the first edition of THE LUCK OF GERARD RIDGELEY
An ad for THE GUN-RUNNERÂ that appears at the front of the first edition of THE LUCK OF GERARD RIDGELEY
An ad for the second edition (more likely a second printing) of THE GUN-RUNNER that appears at the front of the first edition of THE KING'S ASSEGAI
Brian Stringer owns 1907 and 1914 paperback editions
Brian Stringer owns 1907 and 1914 paperback editions
Brian Stringer owns a 1922 T. Fisher Unwin reprint
Brian Stringer owns a 1922 T. Fisher Unwin reprint