Allan and the Ice Gods
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$875.02A$787.52
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., c1929. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None . A 12th thousand edition of this thrilling adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, with original unclipped dust wrapper. A 12th thousand edition of this work.Undated, but probably published in 1929 according to institutional sources. Originally published in 1927.Written by H. Rider Haggard, this work is a novel and part of a series of works by the writer featuring a recurring character Allan Quartermain. The idea for this series was given to Haggard by Rudyard Kipling. The story recounts Quartermain's past life regression to a Stone Age ancestor and the various adventures involved.Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English author who specialised in adventure fiction set in exotic locations, primarily Africa. He was a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper and cloth binding. Externally, lovely condition. Cloth is bright and clean. Very minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Faint offsetting to rear free end paper. Dust wrapper is smart. Minor chipping to extremities, in particular the head and tail of spine. Small closed tear to front. Minor stain to reverse head of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright with the odd spot, especially to fore edge. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 899Y7
- Title
- Allan and the Ice Gods
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1929
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- H. Rider Haggard Allan and the Ice Gods Fiction Allan and the Ice Gods
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.