Below: my set of the Harper and Brothers editions from 1887 through 1891
Below: my set of the Harper and Brothers editions from 1887 through 1891
Below: a set of HRH first editions rebound by Bickers & Son
Below: a set of HRH first editions rebound by Bickers & Son
Below: my set of HRH Tauchnitz European First Editions
Below: my set of HRH Tauchnitz European First Editions
Below: my set of HRH reprint editions SIGNED by HRH and presented to John Hays Hammond
Below: my set of HRH reprint editions SIGNED by HRH and presented to John Hays Hammond
British paperbacks published by George Newnes, circa the early 1900s
British paperbacks published by George Newnes, circa the early 1900s
Street & Smith paperback reprints
Street & Smith paperback reprints
Longmans issued reprints in The Silver Library
Longmans issued reprints in The Silver Library
McKinlay, Stone and Mackenzie issued a 20-volume set in the 1920s in 4 different bindings, each with one illustration as a frontispiece.
McKinlay, Stone and Mackenzie issued a 20-volume set in the 1920s in 4 different bindings, each with one illustration as a frontispiece.
The best binding is shown below
The best binding is shown below
Below: the two other bindings found on the 20-volume sets
Below: the two other bindings found on the 20-volume sets
Below: McKinlay, Stone and Mackenzie also issued a 13-volume set in the 1920s in a glazed cloth/buckram
Below: McKinlay, Stone and Mackenzie also issued a 13-volume set in the 1920s in a glazed cloth/buckram
I used to own this set, but sold it to another collector
I used to own this set, but sold it to another collector
Below: the complete set of 23 volumes reprinted by P.F. Collier in the 1920s, each with one illustration as a frontispiece. Decent quality binding and paper, far better than the reprints by McKinlay, Stone and MacKenzie from the same era.
Below: the complete set of 23 volumes reprinted by P.F. Collier in the 1920s, each with one illustration as a frontispiece. Decent quality binding and paper, far better than the reprints by McKinlay, Stone and MacKenzie from the same era.
I used to own this set--a few of these sets, actually; but have sold them all off to other collectors
I used to own this set--a few of these sets, actually; but have sold them all off to other collectors
Below: a nearly-complete set of 21 volumes reprinted by MacDonald in the 1940s/50s/60s
Below: a nearly-complete set of 21 volumes reprinted by MacDonald in the 1940s/50s/60s
I used to own this set, but sold it to another collector
I used to own this set, but sold it to another collector