The People of the Mist
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$278.99A$251.10
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1894. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Arthur Layard. The first edition of this illustrated lost race fantasy novel by H. Rider Haggard, a nice example of this popular novel. The first edition, first issue, with page vi is misnumbered ii, page 1 line 21 with the misspelling 'auctoineers'.A popular adventure novel by the master of the genre, H. Rider Haggard.'The People of the Mist' is a gripping lost race fantasy novel set in the wilds of Africa.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and fifteen plates, by Arthur Layard.Collated, complete. Twenty-four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small chip to the tail of the spine. Some patches of discolouration to the boards and spine. A small amount of cockling to the head of the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Small tide mark to the margin of the first few pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 867P18
- Title
- The People of the Mist
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- Arthur Layard
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The People of the Mist h. rider haggard adventure tit-bits h. rider haggard
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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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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
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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....
- Publisher's cloth
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- First Edition
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