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Wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners bumped and worn, edges worn and board showing, top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, sides of spine worn, fabric beneath showing, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear, binding a little loose, previous owners name on front end paper

Used-Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket) Reprint 1923, with portrait of H. Rider Haggard by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Very faint browning on free endpapers and light foxing on page edges. Overall a clean, tidy copy in tight binding. Dark green cloth with blind decoration on front board, bright gilt lettering and decoration on spine; spine head a little bumped.

Used-Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket) Reprint 1923, with portrait of H. Rider Haggard by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Very faint browning on free endpapers and light foxing on page edges. Overall a clean, tidy copy in tight binding. Dark green cloth with blind decoration on front board, bright gilt lettering and decoration on spine; spine head a little bumped.

This novel continues the adventures of the hunter Allan Quartermain as he rescues a captured English hunter and avenges Maiwa, an African princess whose baby has been killed.

A smart new edition of this short novel from popular Victorian writer H. Rider Haggard. New edition. With a portrait frontispiece. A short novel following the hunter Allan Quartermain on an expedition. During this time he must take part in an attack on a native kraal to rescue a captured English hunter and avenge Maiwa, an African princess whose baby has been killed. 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 full green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Near Fine.

The first edition of H. Rider Haggard's classic adventure novel, featuring his protagonist Allan Quatermain. The first edition. In the original cloth binding with red lettering. 'Maiwa's Revenge' is a short novel by H. Rider Haggard. It features his beloved protagonist, Allan Quatermain, a professional big game hunter, who has been depicted in film and television by notable actors such as Sean Connery, Richard Chamberlain and Patrick Swayze. The story follows Quatermain as he journeys to rescue a captured English hunter and avenge an African princess. Sir Henry Rider Haggard was a prolific English writer, specialising in adventure fiction and romance. Most of his works are set in exotic locations such as Africa. Complete with the half title page, and sixteen pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the book. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with some shelf wear and fraying to the extremities. Rear joint is starting but still firm. Light marks to the boards and spine. Hinges starting but firm. The odd spot to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Internally, binding slightly strained towards the centre but still firmly bound. Pages generally, bright and clean with some spotting throughout and a few scattered handling marks. Very Good.

An early edition of this adventurous short novel by H. Rider Haggard. An early edition of this work, Being the thirty-first to fortieth thousand, published in London. Published in the US in the same year, seen in both light grey and dark publisher's binding, the present is the lighter version. Â This is a short novel concerning the protagonist Allan Quatermain, who is on a hunting expedition to avenge African princess Maiwa. Â Henry Rider Haggard was a popular English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations. In the publisher original paper covered boards. Externally, smart with some fading to the spine and boards and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. With a bookplate to the front pastedown for D Oswald Beatson. Internally, firmly bound with bright pages with some scattered spots throughout. Very Good.

115pp; illustrated; random foxing; front hinge cracked slightly, fep. missing; red decorated boards; light edgewear, ring mark to the front, booksellers stamp inside rear board.

An early edition of this adventurous short novel by H. Rider Haggard. An early edition of this work, Being the thirty-first to fortieth thousand, published in London. Published in the US in the same year, seen in both light grey and dark publisher's binding, the present is the lighter version. Â This is a short novel concerning the protagonist Allan Quatermain, who is on a hunting expedition to avenge African princess Maiwa. Â Henry Rider Haggard was a popular English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations. In the publisher original paper covered boards. Externally, smart with some fading to the spine and boards and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. With a bookplate to the front pastedown for D Oswald Beatson. Internally, firmly bound with bright pages with some scattered spots throughout. Very Good.