The Ivory Child
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1916. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". A. C. Michael. A smart first edition of this exciting adventure novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and three black-and-white plates. Collated complete. When Allan Quatermain visits Lord Randall, two foreign priests of the White Kendah People come asking for Macumazana, the name he once used among the Africans. 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. Illustrated by Arthur Cadwgan Michael, a British painter and illustrator. Originally published in serial form in various newspapers, starting in January 1915, this first edition in book form was published on 6 January 1916 in a print-run of 13,500 copies. Printer's imprint with code F.135.1115 at the bottom of page 344. As stated in "A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1856-1925" by J. E. Scott. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 894T75
- Title
- The Ivory Child
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- A. C. Michael
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell & Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Ivory Child Haggard Child
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...