Maiwa's Revenge
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. The first illustrated edition of this short H. Rider Haggard novel, following a hunter set on revenge. The first illustrated edition of this work in the publisher's original red pictorial cloth binding with white end papers. Illustrated with eight plates. Collated, complete. 'Maiwa's Revenge' is a short novel about Allan Quatermain, a hunter who is on an expedition to rescue a capture hunter, and to avenge the death of the baby of the African princess Maiwa. 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. Four pages of advertisements and a twenty-four page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original red pictorial cloth binding. Externally smart, with fading to the spine and light shelf wear to the extremities. A couple of small faint marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 899M15
- Title
- Maiwa's Revenge
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Haggard Short stories Adventure fiction Short stories
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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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