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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.

A smart first edition of this exciting adventure novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. On a hunting expedition, Allan Quartermain is tasked with taking 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. Issued simultaneously with those bound in pale blue-green boards, this issue includes the publisher's catalogue to the rear. As cited in "A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1856-1925" by J. E. Scott. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good.

Publisher's gray paper boards, red lettering, publisher's advertisement on rear board. Spine rubbed, hand-soiling on the boards; front free endpage pasted down to conceal a bookplate, occasional light foxing and toning to the text. 12mo; 7.25 inches tall; 216 pages. First Edition, First Printing. The further adventures of Allan Quartermain, Haggard's recurrent adventurer-hero. Simultaneously issued in cloth and boards, the boards issue being the much less common of the two. The fourth book in the Allan Quatermain series. Before there was Indiana Jones there was Allan Quartermain: the original explorer, treasure hunter, and adventurer. The Quartermain books have captivated readers for more than a century, spawning more than a dozen movies and a host of imitators. In this the fourth Quartermain book we watch with Allan as a Zulu Woman takes her revenge! Ref: Scott 10; Woolf 2868a; Bleiler, 137; Nicholls, 168.

A smart first edition of this exciting adventure novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. On a hunting expedition, Allan Quartermain is tasked with taking 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. Issued simultaneously with those bound in pale blue-green boards, this issue includes the publisher's catalogue to the rear. As cited in "A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1856-1925" by J. E. Scott. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good.

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