First edition, First Issue with drawings of a dung beetle pushing his load with his front legs rather than his back on pages 65, 337 and 457. Illustrated. by E. Caldwell. 475, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth. Fine, some foxing to edges. Bookplate.

Item #368414

This famous children's book is the story of Fitzpatrick's travels with Jock, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, in the 1880s, when he worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant, journalist and ox-wagon transport-rider in the Bushveld region of the Transvaal. It was an immediate success and first editions, especially first issues are rare.