Marie
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1912. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". A. C. Michael. The first edition of this thrilling Allan Quatermain novel by H. Rider Haggard, illustrated with a vivid colour frontispiece. The first edition of this work.'Marie' is another of Haggard's Allan Quatermain novels, following his first marriage to a Boer farm girl, a marriage opposed by the bride's family.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and three monochrome 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 A. C. Michael. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some light marks and discolouration to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 782P36
- Title
- Marie
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- A. C. Michael
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell & Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Marie h. rider haggard allan quartermain boer 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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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...