Longmans Green and Co, 1895 New edition, good, Ist published 1892This is generally considered to be Haggard's finest work, a sustained, tragic story. While Nada is a sop to the romantic market, the remainder of the book is powerful, imaginative, and filled with cultural detail" [Bleiler, 'The Guide to Supernatural Fiction,' 726]. Binding has moderate wear and few small, nicked tears at tips of spine and tips of corners nicked, spine is faded and askew, spine lettering dull and rubbed, scattered moderate foxing to text, else a very good copy, with binding tight. First English edition, following the American edition by a few days [Allen 44; Bleiler, p. 90; the American edition was published on April 30, 1892, and the English edition was published on May 9, 1892; also see Wolff 2875].. Hardcover. Good.
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1892. Green cloth with bevelled edges. Covers lightly soiled, and rubbed at the extremities; spine ends chipped, else clean tight copy: VG-/no dj. 8vo. Illustrated in black and white by Charles Kerr. 1st English edition. Anglo-American First Editions, UK edition follows US edition (May 9 after April 38); Woolf 2875 10,000 copies
Longmans, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Charles Kerr. Some fading to front cover. small tears to spine, corners are bumped, fraying to top and bottom of spine, sporadic foxing. Sir Henry Rider Haggard KBE was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform throughout the British Empire. Size: Octavo . Illustrator: Charles Kerr. Category: Fiction; .
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