Joan Haste
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1895. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". F. S. Wilson. The first edition of this doomed Victorian romance by H. Rider Haggard, illustrated with plates by F. S. Wilson. The first edition of this work.A Victorian romance primarily set in London, revolving around a love affair hampered by differences in social class.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and nineteen plates.Collated, complete.Written by H. Rider Haggard, an adventure novelist known for pioneering the lost world genre. He wrote on the lighter end of Victorian literature, also being involved in agricultural reform throughout the British Empire.Illustrated by F. S. Wilson.Twenty-four pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a small crack to the head of the front joint. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 758P20
- Title
- Joan Haste
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- F. S. Wilson
- 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
- 1895
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Joan Haste h. rider haggard romance class h. rider haggard london social class
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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.
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- Spine
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- Tail
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- Publisher's cloth
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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