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1912 - Magepa the Buck
MAGEPA THE BUCK first appeared in Pears' Christmas Annual December 1912 with 4 illustrations by R. Caton Woodville. Later, the story appeared in Princess Mary's Gift Book in 1914, but with new illustrations by Byam Shaw.
This story was later included in the 1920/21 collection SMITH AND THE PHARAOHS AND OTHER STORIES.
See the VisualHaggard.org page dedicated to the illustrations.
Below, all of the pages of the story's appearance in Pears' Christmas Annual, 1912
Below, all of the pages of the story's appearance in Pears' Christmas Annual, 1912
The first Contents-page of the Princess Mary's Gift Book
The first Contents-page of the Princess Mary's Gift Book
There is only 1 full-page illustration in the story's appearance in Princess Mary's Gift Book
There is only 1 full-page illustration in the story's appearance in Princess Mary's Gift Book
A very rare and excellent-condition copy with original DJ and original box (not mine)
A very rare and excellent-condition copy with original DJ and original box (not mine)
