Savrola
$1,000 · Offered by Biblio
First edition
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1900. First edition, first printing, first state. Hardcover. This is the British first edition, first printing, first state of Churchill's third book and only novel. The British first edition was issued from American plates, with only 1,500 copies of the first printing published on 12 February 1900. It is bound quite differently from its U.S. counterpart, in green cloth with Churchill's facsimile signature in gilt on the front cover. The British first edition proved less durable than its U.S. counterpart, and is most often seen with a significantly worn and cocked binding and spotted contents. This copy is in very good condition, sound with a bright, much better than typical binding, despite some aesthetic defects without and some typical spotting within. There are two states of the first printing, the second state distinguished by a title page cancellans with a blank verso. This copy confirms first state with an integral title page with the print history on the title page verso. The binding remains notably bright and unusually square, with only the slightest suggestion of a forward lean. a rarity, since nearly every copy we encounter has a pronounced forward lean. We note no toning of the green cloth and vivid gilt on both front cover and spine. Shelf presentation is quite good. Apart from light shelf wear to extremities, primarily the spine ends and corners, the main defect is some blotchy mottling along the vertical edges of the front an
- Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Year: 1900
- Edition: First Edition
- Printing: first
- Binding: hardcover
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