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Jess
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray , 1934. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. H. Rider Haggard's moving novel set in South Africa, in the original very scarce dust wrapper. The cheap edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original, very scarce, unclipped dust wrapper. This novel was written by the popular H. Rider Haggard, best known for his novel 'King Solomon's Mines'. This adventure and romance story is set in South Africa during the conflict between the Boers and the English and follows the remarkable heroine, Jess.Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only slight shelf wear. Bookplate belonging to 'Miss Helen C. Anderson Glenlivet' to the front pastedown with the odd spot and a bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. The wrap is excellent with very small closed tears and light creasing to the extremities, marks and the odd very minor chip. Archival tape repair to the verso. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages and spotting to the front and rear with the odd spot throughout. Spotting to the fore edge. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 899Z3
- Title
- Jess
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- H. Rider Haggard Novel Dust wrapper Fiction Novel
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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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- Verso
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- Cloth
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- Fore Edge
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- Shelf Wear
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- Fine
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