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[[File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-acd-advance-copy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Great Boer War, first print with note from Arthur Conan Doyle about it.]]

[[Thomas Nelson & Sons]] did a first version of [[The Great Boer War]] in 1908 which was rejected by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. The edition was destroyed and never published. But some were printed and rare ones fortunately survived today. 

Conan Doyle refused this first print because :
* the publisher reprinted the first edition without any revisions, and it had no maps,
* he disliked the "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" on the spine,
* he disliked the use of his portrait as a frontispiece. 

He wrote on his advance copy : « ''This volume should be unique. When I saw (with horror) that they had put my portrait upon it, I said I would destroy the whole edition rather than pass it. They then put Lord Roberts as was proper. A.C.D.'' » 


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== The Great Boer War (unpublished edition) ==

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File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-first-print-spine.jpg|Spine with "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle".
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-first-print-frontispiece.jpg|Frontispiece with ACD photo.
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-first-print-preface.jpg|1902 preface.
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-first-print-contents.jpg|Contents (30 chapters + Appendix).
</gallery>

<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Illustrations">
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-first-print-p96-illu.jpg|"Retreat." (by [[Richard Caton Woodville]])
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-first-print-p129-illu.jpg|Magersfontein. (by Edward Reade)
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-first-print-p160-illu.jpg|Spion Kop. (by FD STP)
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-first-print-p225-illu.jpg|Pieter's Hill. (unsigned)
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-first-print-p256-illu.jpg|Block-House, with its protecting wire-fence. (photo)
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-first-print-p385-illu.jpg|Surrender of Cronje. (by [[Richard Caton Woodville]])
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-first-print-p416-illu.jpg|Lord Roberts entering Pretoria (by [[Sidney Paget]])
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== The Great Boer War (published edition) ==

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File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-second-print-spine.jpg|Spine with "A. Conan Doyle".
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-second-print-frontispiece.jpg|Frontispiece with Lord Roberts.
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-second-print-preface.jpg|Extended 1903 preface.
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-second-print-contents.jpg|Contents (39 chapters).
</gallery>

<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Illustrations">
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-second-print-p112-map.jpg|Sketch map of South Africa to illustrate The Great Boer War.
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-second-print-p193-illu.jpg|"Retreat." (by [[Richard Caton Woodville]])
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-second-print-p224-illu.jpg|Magersfontein. (by Edward Reade)
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-second-print-p289-illu.jpg|Block-House, with its protecting wire-fence. (photo)
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-second-print-p320-illu.jpg|Surrender of Cronje. (by [[Richard Caton Woodville]])
File:thomas-nelson-1908-the-great-boer-war-second-print-p384-illu.jpg|Lord Roberts entering Pretoria (by [[Sidney Paget]])
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