1894 My First Book: The Experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russel &c.

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. Illustrated throughout with one hundred and eighty-five images. A collection of essays from important authors of the late Victorian period, providing reminiscences on their first published book. With contributions from authors such as: Walter Besant, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, H. Rider Haggard, and Robert Louis Stevenson, amongst others. With an introduction from Jerome Klapka Jerome, an English writer and humorist. Previously held in the library of Thomas Edgar Pemberton, an English novelist, playwright and theatrical historian. With publisher's advertisements to the rear.