Maiwa's Revenge
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 6". None. A rare example of the first edition of this popular Allan Quatermain novel by H. Rider Haggard. The first edition, first impression of this work.This thrilling Haggard novel involves Allan Quatermain going on a hunting expedition, and taking part in an attack on a native group in order to rescue a captured English hunter, and avenge an African princess whose baby has been killed.In the publisher's original cloth binding. This work was simultaneously issued in cloth and in paper covered boards, the boards issue being the less common of the two.With a sixteen page publisher's catalogue to the rear, dated June 1888.A smart copy of this exciting work. In the publisher's original cloth covered boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Front joint starting, with board holding firm. Head of rear joint starting, but firmly held. Small tear to rear free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 885F2
- Title
- Maiwa's Revenge
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- H. Rider Haggard Maiwa's Revenge, or The War of the Little Hand King Solomon's Mines Maiwa's Revenge, or The War of the Little Hand
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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.
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...