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1885 - King Solomon's Mines
December 1885 Printings
December 1885 Printings
I do not own any of the books pictured below, unless noted.
Whatmore mentions that in one of his copies KING SOLOMON'S MINES the title-page specifies "Eighth Thousand" and also has 1885 at the bottom; "20.1285" appears at the bottom of page 320; and the ads at the end are date-coded "5 G. 11.85" and "5 B. 11.85"
Whatmore mentions another one of his copies where the title-page does not specify any "Thousand" but has 1886 at the bottom; "20.1285" appears at the bottom of page 320; and the ads at the end are date-coded "6 G. 9.85" and "6 B. 9.85" (I also own one of these copies, see below)
My earliest 1886 copy is unrestored in its original cloth and has the date-code "20.1285" at the bottom of its last page, which signifies that this copy is from December 1885 (though with 1886 on the title-page).
My earliest 1886 copy is unrestored in its original cloth and has the date-code "20.1285" at the bottom of its last page, which signifies that this copy is from December 1885 (though with 1886 on the title-page).
My earliest 1886 copy (with "20.1285" date-code to last page) has ads at the end with the first date-code "6 G. 9.85"
My earliest 1886 copy (with "20.1285" date-code to last page) has ads at the end with the first date-code "6 G. 9.85"
Ads at the end with the second date-code "6 B. 9.85"
Ads at the end with the second date-code "6 B. 9.85"
I own an 1886 copy, unrestored in its original cloth, with a "20.1285" date-code (December 1885) at the bottom of its last page. The ads at the end are date-coded "5 G. 1.86" and "5 B. 1.86" (January 1886).
I own an 1886 copy, unrestored in its original cloth, with a "20.1285" date-code (December 1885) at the bottom of its last page. The ads at the end are date-coded "5 G. 1.86" and "5 B. 1.86" (January 1886).
Ads at the end with the second date-code "5 B. 1.86"
Ads at the end with the second date-code "5 B. 1.86"
