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The Treasure of the Isle of Mist

W. W. Tarn

First published 1919
Publisher Philip Allan
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
Pages 163
Price 6/-

  • The 1st ed. is illustrated by Somerled Macdonald, with non-pictorial cover. Digital copy not found online 2018-11-05.
  • As of 2018-11-05, HathiTrust Digital Library (hathitrust.org) catalogues as "New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1934" and "184 p." three different US publications by Putnam's: • 1920-04, 1st printing (original from U. Virginia) • 1922-11, 2nd printing (" " Princeton U.) • (c)1934 (" " U. California) The latter is newly illustrated by Robert Lawson and its text spans pp. 1-184. The 1st US ed. is not illustrated and its text spans pp. 1-192. Both publication dates are stated in the 2nd printing. The interiors differ in the few back pages, "A Selection from the Catalogue", as well as the title leaf.

  • 1st ed.
  • Publication date (inferred) and price from advertisements by the new publisher, under heading "Philip Allan & Co." This is one of 3 books listed in The Bystander 64.826 (1919-10-01) p62, one of 5 listed in The Observer 1919-10-05 p5 --the earliest runs found, both repeated some weeks later. (Earliest listings found 2018-11-05 for any book received from Philip Allan are late September; namely, the first book on these two lists, a realist war novel.)
  • WorldCat library record OCLC 6003625 reports: -- [6] leaves of plates -- with six illustrations by Somerled Macdonald (quoting the title page presumably)

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Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Treasure of the Isle of Mist 1920 G. P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover Novel v+192
The Treasure of the Isle of Mist Cover 1934 G. P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover Novel Robert Lawson 184
The Treasure of the Isle of Mist 2010 Project Gutenberg eBook Novel 34410