King Solomon's Mines [Allan Quatermain 1]
by Haggard, H. Rider [Henry]
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, 1963 12mo. original printed paper wraps (rubbed & creased, slight wear to spine ends); pp. 256, with illustrations. A very good copy. The first novel in the Allan Quatermain seires of lost world fantasy adventures set in Africa.. Reprint. Soft Cover. VG. Illus. by Paul Hogarth.
Synopsis
King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist, Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is the first English fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013174
- Title
- King Solomon's Mines [Allan Quatermain 1]
- Author
- Haggard, H. Rider [Henry]
- Illustrator
- Paul Hogarth
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- H Rider Haggard King Solomon's Mines Adventure Childrens Literature Africa Victorian Literature Paul Hogarth
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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- Children & Juvenile Children’s Fiction & Literature
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