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She a History of Adventure
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£270.00£243.00
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1887. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. The first edition of one of the most popular adventure novels ever written, a monumental publication by H. Rider Haggard. The first edition, first issue. This is the first edition in book form of this work, following its serialisation in 'The Graphic' magazine, and with all first issue points present: page 59, line 22 "geneleman" for gentleman; page 126, line 26 "had" for have; page 258 line 37 "it" instead of if; page 269 line 38 "godness me" instead of goodness. Illustrated with two chromolithograph frontispiece.'She' was a sensationally popular adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, so extraordinarily popular after it's first publication in 1887 that the work has never been out of print. The novel follows Horace Holly and his ward as they travel to a lost kingdom in the African interior, where they discover a mysterious queen named Ayesha. Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, with marks to the boards, including a light damp stain to the head of the front board. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small patch of loss to the fore edge of the rear board. Light rubbing to the joints. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, binding is a little strained in places. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 885P2
- Title
- She a History of Adventure
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- She a History of Adventure she h. rider haggard adventure she
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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
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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