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1895 - Heart of the World
The first appearance of THE HEART OF THE WORLD was as a serialized novel, published by PEARSON'S WEEKLY, August 1894 through January 1895. I have never seen this serialization.
McKay, Scott and Whatmore claim that Longmans, Green, and Company published the first edition in book-form in New York in May 1895. There are 13 Amy Sawyer illustrated plates in this edition. Ads at the end of the book are not dated.
McKay, Scott and Whatmore all claim March 27, 1896 as the publication date of the first British edition. This edition, purportedly composed of 10,000 copies, contains 15 Amy Sawyer illustrations, 2 more than the American edition. Ads at the end of the book are dated December 1895.
My copy of the first American edition
My copy of the first American edition
Title-page of the first American edition
Title-page of the first American edition
An ad for the novel found in the back of the first American edition of SWALLOW.
An ad for the novel found in the back of the first American edition of SWALLOW.
British first edition
British first edition
British first edition frontispiece and title-page
British first edition frontispiece and title-page
Longmans' Colonial Library first edition
Longmans' Colonial Library first edition
My rebound copy of the first British edition, no ads at the end.
My rebound copy of the first British edition, no ads at the end.
My rebound 1904 SIGNED copy that HRH gifted to John Hays Hammond, part of a set of 23 volumes
My rebound 1904 SIGNED copy that HRH gifted to John Hays Hammond, part of a set of 23 volumes
The frontispiece is the same as that found in the Longmans first editions
The frontispiece is the same as that found in the Longmans first editions
Here is a Printing history for the British Longmans editions
Here is a Printing history for the British Longmans editions
Newnes British paperback reprint
Newnes British paperback reprint
Hodder & Stoughton British reprint with original dust jacket
Hodder & Stoughton British reprint with original dust jacket
Harrap British 2nd printing, August 1928 (1st was January 1926)
Harrap British 2nd printing, August 1928 (1st was January 1926)
