The Wizard
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1896. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Charles Kerr. A first American copy of this thrilling adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, in uncommon variant binding. A first American edition copy of this classic adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard.Published in 1896, this copy is an uncommon variant with variant binding and no tissue guard or publisher's advertisements. This copy includes a frontispiece and eighteen monochrome plates by the British artist Charles Kerr. Collated complete.The work is a thrilling story predominantly set in South Africa, and follows the protagonist Reverend Thomas Owen as he tries to prove the presence of God by undergoing a series of dangerous trials. Sir Henry Rider Haggard was a British writer specialising in romantic adventure novels often in exotic settings, predominantly Africa, and is considered the father of the 'lost world' literary genre. In publisher's original variant red cloth binding with blind titles on front board and gilt on spine. Externally, very smart and bright; spine slightly faded. Minor bumping to extremities. Faint offsetting on rear free end paper. Internally, firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 898Y11
- Title
- The Wizard
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- Charles Kerr
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Wizard H. Rider Haggard Fiction H. Rider Haggard
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- 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....