The Wizard

New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1896. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". C. H. M. Kerr. A first American edition of H. Rider Haggard's thrilling adventure novel, with decorative binding and monochrome plates by artist Charles Kerr. The first American edition of this work, published in 1896. First published in 1896.With beautiful decorative binding and nineteen monochrome plates, including tissue guarded frontispiece, illustrated by British artist C.H.M. Kerr. Collated complete.This work includes sixteen pages of publisher's advertisements at the rear.The work is a thrilling novel predominantly set in South Africa, and follows the protagonist Reverend Thomas Owen as he tries to prove the presence of God by undergoing a series of dangerous trials. Sir Henry Rider Haggard was a British writer specialising in romantic adventure novels often set in exotic settings, predominantly Africa, and is considered the father of the 'lost world' literary genre. In original decorative cloth binding. Externally, very smart and bright with minor signs of shelf wear and fading to the head and tail of spine. The odd spot to front end papers. Slightly cocked. Internally, firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Very Good Indeed