New York, London, Bombay: Longmans, Green and Company, 1900. Front cover and spine lettered in gilt. Gilt rule front cover. Armorial book-plate signed in neat old hand, front free endpaper. Spine extremities very lightly frayed. Evidence of old newspaper off-setting rear endpapers. 1" x 1/2" tear top of pages 243-245. The true first edition of Churchill's only novel, preceding the Englisg edition by 3 1/2 months. 345pp. + 24-page catalogue at the end. A very clean copy through the text. Woods A3(a).. First American Edition. Blue Cloth. Light edge and Corner Wear/No Dust Jacket. Crown Octavo.