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H. Rider Haggard, 1885
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King Solomon's Mines & Allan Quartermain
H. Rider Haggard, 1885
HAGGARD, H. Rider (1856-1925). King Solomon's Mines. London: Cassell & Company, 1885. [WITH:] Allan Quartermain. London: Longmans, Green, 1887.
First edition, first issue of "perhaps the quintessential adventure novel published in the English language" (L.W. Currey). This work introduces Haggard's iconic adventurer protagonist Allan Quatermain. From the publisher's advertisements, it appears that this is one of 500 copies bound in August (first binding-up). This copy is sold with a fine first edition of the second—and second-greatest—Allan Quartermain novel, Allan Quartermain. Sadleir 1089; Wolff 2863.
Together, two volumes, octavo. Half-titles. King Solomon's Mines: 16 pp. of publisher's advertisements dated 5G.8.85 and 5B.8.85. Folding color facsimile of the route to King Solomon's mine (repaired stub tear to map, light toning, text block cracked but sound). Original red pictorial cloth (slightly leaned, a little dustsoiling and wear). Provenance: George Brunel Waugh (gift inscription from his "Uncle Harris," dated 1885, on flyleaf); custom morocco-backed clamshell box. Allan Quartermain: Frontispiece and other wood-engraved plates. Original beveled cloth (tips worn, slight lean and fading to cloth); custom clamshell box.
H. Rider Haggard, 1885
HAGGARD, H. Rider (1856-1925). King Solomon's Mines. London: Cassell & Company, 1885. [WITH:] Allan Quartermain. London: Longmans, Green, 1887.
First edition, first issue of "perhaps the quintessential adventure novel published in the English language" (L.W. Currey). This work introduces Haggard's iconic adventurer protagonist Allan Quatermain. From the publisher's advertisements, it appears that this is one of 500 copies bound in August (first binding-up). This copy is sold with a fine first edition of the second—and second-greatest—Allan Quartermain novel, Allan Quartermain. Sadleir 1089; Wolff 2863.
Together, two volumes, octavo. Half-titles. King Solomon's Mines: 16 pp. of publisher's advertisements dated 5G.8.85 and 5B.8.85. Folding color facsimile of the route to King Solomon's mine (repaired stub tear to map, light toning, text block cracked but sound). Original red pictorial cloth (slightly leaned, a little dustsoiling and wear). Provenance: George Brunel Waugh (gift inscription from his "Uncle Harris," dated 1885, on flyleaf); custom morocco-backed clamshell box. Allan Quartermain: Frontispiece and other wood-engraved plates. Original beveled cloth (tips worn, slight lean and fading to cloth); custom clamshell box.
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