NMLP P-036181 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-09

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

Fergus Hume · Kemp & Boyce (Melbourne) · 1886

The 1886 Melbourne (Kemp & Boyce) wrappered edition is the true first, preceding the 1887 London first English edition (Hansom Cab Publishing Company) by about a year.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-036181 for "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab" by Fergus Hume (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-036181, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).