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The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People

Frank Ver Beck

First published November 1903
Type Cover Art


"So a council of war was called." This illustrates "The Fourteenth Surprise: The Punishment of the Purple Dragon", or chapter 14. --viewed as Gutenberg #16259 (print source: unknown ed./printing(s) of the 1903 revised edition)

Multiple dealers at ABEbooks provide images (2019-11-01) showing this illustration as that of the "Original blue cloth with inset paper label on front cover, stamped in white outlined in navy." --offered as 1st ed. (Bobbs-Merrill 1903); 1st printing (ABEbooks bi=22899717000, quoted), 4th printing, and later printing --also offered as 2nd ed. (M. A. Donahue 1905) Images of those four publications show cover designs that are identical except background hue (Donahue green rather than blue), with front cover title The Magical Monarch of Mo.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1903 Cover The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People Bobbs-Merrill Company Novel