The Treasure of The Lake
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co. , 1926. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart first edition of this exciting adventure novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Following Allan Quartermain as he discovers a village in the middle of the Dark Continent ruled by a large pale man with strange knowledge of the future. Published posthumously. Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities and fading to the spine. A small split to the cloth at the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light scattered spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 894T79
- Title
- The Treasure of The Lake
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Treasure Lake Haggard Lake
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...