Mr. Meeson's Will
by Haggard, H. Rider
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1888. One of Haggard's early novels, appearing after his blockbuster "King Solomon's Mines," that features a greedy publisher who is marooned with the female protagonist. Partly an adventure story that evolves into a legal thriller, This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition. Marbled paper-covered boards with maroon leather tips and spine. Titling and rules in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 270 pages, with an eleven-page catalog at the rear.There is tanning to the textblock, ranging from none to light, particularly at the page ends, but all printing remains perfectly clear. The front paste-down is covered by a contemporary prize label. Lightly rubbed at the margins, with mild bumps. The spine is rubbed at the head and foot, and has faded to a nice warm tan. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006334
- Title
- Mr. Meeson's Will
- Author
- Haggard, H. Rider
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...