H. Rider Haggard Works
1914 - The Wanderer's Necklace
Higgins claims that THE WANDERER'S NECKLACE was never serialized.
According to McKay, Scott, and Whatmore, Cassell and Company published the first edition of THE WANDERER'S NECKLACE in London on January 29, 1914. A.C. Michael created 3 illustrations, including the color frontispiece. The are no ads at the end of the book. McKay and Scott claim that 13,500 copies were printed.
Higgins claims that Cassell paid ÂŁ750 ($125,000 in 2020 dollars) as an advance on the publication in book-form.
Longmans, Green and Company published the first American edition February 11, 1914. McKay and Scott both agree on the publication date in New York. The American edition used the same illustrations as Cassell did for its edition. There are no ads at the end of the book.
See the VisualHaggard.org page dedicated to the illustrations found in various editions.
My copy of the British first edition original dust jacket
A copy of the British first edition original dust jacket, restored
My copy of the British first edition
A variant binding of the British first edition
Not in my collection
Below: photos of a variant binding of the British first edition, perhaps a Canadian/Colonial edition
Not in my collection
British first edition frontispiece and title-page
The 3 black and white illustrations
My copy of the American first edition, 3rd printing (January 1922), original dust jacket
The price on the first printing DJ should be $1.35, and the rear panel could not have advertised HRH's MOON OF ISRAEL since it was published after THE WANDERER'S NECKLACE
My copy of the American first edition, 3rd printing (January 1922)
A copy of the First American edition, 1st printing that I used to own
The title-page of the first American edition. The printing history from my 3rd printing.
The frontispiece for the American first edition is the same as the frontispiece found in the British first edition.
The DJ for the British 2 shilling reprint published by Cassell
Not in my collection
Cassell 1 shilling reprint DJ
April 1953 issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, with 5 illustrations not found in other editions
I think the below are images of an Italian edition, perhaps in 2 issues?
