First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. pp 8. Folded wraps. With a small plain white label reading 'Simon Lee' indicating the book came from the art reference collection of the Simon Lee Gallery (2002-2023) dealers in contemporary art in Mayfair, London and Hong Kong. Text in English and Spanish. Very good indeed.
The first edition of H. Rider Haggard's thrilling late nineteenth century work, unusual for a Victorian novel in that its entire cast of characters is South African and black. The first edition, first issue, with the publisher's catalogue to the rear dated February 1892 as called for. Â McKay, 18a. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and twenty-two monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Â A historical novel telling the story of the early life of the hero Umslopogaas, the unacknowledged son of the great Zulu king and general Chaka. Inscription to half title of E. Spratley. 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 publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with minor loss in these regions. Back strip lightly age toned. Head of rear joint starting, with board firmly held. Evidence of bookplate removal to front free endpaper. Inscription to half title. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned to perimeters, but generally clean and bright. Good.
The first edition, first issue of this exciting illustrated historical novel by the popular H. Rider Haggard. The first edition, first issue, with the publisher's catalogue to the rear dated February 1892 as called for. Â In the publisher's original cloth. Â Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and twenty-two monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Â A historical novel telling the story of the early life of the hero Umslopogaas, the unacknowledged son of the great Zulu king and general Chaka. 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. Previously owned by the artist Herbert C. Sheppard with his stamps to the front. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally sound with fading to the spine and extremities, a slight lean, a closed tear to the rear joint, and wear to the extremities with small closed tears and slight loss to the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally binding starting slightly in places with frontispiece weak. Pages generally bright with spotting throughout. Owner's stamps to the blanks and advertisements. Good.
The first edition of H. Rider Haggard's thrilling late nineteenth century work, unusual for a Victorian novel in that its entire cast of characters is South African and black. The first edition, first issue, with the publisher's catalogue to the rear dated February 1892 as called for. Â McKay, 18a. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and twenty-two monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Â A historical novel telling the story of the early life of the hero Umslopogaas, the unacknowledged son of the great Zulu king and general Chaka. Inscription to half title of E. Spratley. 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 publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with minor loss in these regions. Back strip lightly age toned. Head of rear joint starting, with board firmly held. Evidence of bookplate removal to front free endpaper. Inscription to half title. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned to perimeters, but generally clean and bright. Good.
The first edition, first issue of this exciting illustrated historical novel by the popular H. Rider Haggard. The first edition, first issue, with the publisher's catalogue to the rear dated February 1892 as called for. Â In the publisher's original cloth. Â Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and twenty-two monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Â A historical novel telling the story of the early life of the hero Umslopogaas, the unacknowledged son of the great Zulu king and general Chaka. 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. Previously owned by the artist Herbert C. Sheppard with his stamps to the front. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally sound with fading to the spine and extremities, a slight lean, a closed tear to the rear joint, and wear to the extremities with small closed tears and slight loss to the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally binding starting slightly in places with frontispiece weak. Pages generally bright with spotting throughout. Owner's stamps to the blanks and advertisements. Good.
Gnomon, 2006. 1st Trade edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 1st Trade edition. A Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket. Square small folio, unpaginated, chiefly illustrated with b&w photographs. Black cloth in black photo-illustrated dust jacket. The jacket has very light wear. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. North Carolina photographer, David M. Spear, has his works exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts / Houston.
Visible Spirits Photographs of Mexico : No ed Nada Como Parece (Nothing is Ever as it Seems)
Spear, David M
Visible Spirits Photographs of Mexico : No ed Nada Como Parece (Nothing is Ever as it Seems)
Spear, David M
Publisher: Gnomon Press
(Frankfort, Ky): Gnomon Press, (2006). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. quarto, illustrated. A fine cooy in a fine dust jacket Signed by Spear on the title page to........
Gnomon Press. HARDCOVER. 2007. 0917788796 :From the personal collection of poet/publisher/photographer, Jonathan Williams (1929-2008) at Skywinding Farm, Scaly Mountain, North Carolina. Title page autographed and inscribed "for Jonathan Williams". Dj rubbed, o/w NF. Binding:Hardcover - Vendor: Gnomon Press - Subject:History | Latin America | Mexico . Near Fine. 1st.
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