Jess
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1887. Very Good -. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1887. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's red decorative cloth, front cover stamped in black, gilt-lettered spine, floral endpapers; viii,336,[8](ads)pp. Light shelf wear, spine slightly cocked and a shade faded with two faint spots from previously removed labels (presumably library markings); overall Very Good, internally clean and sound. This copy with the verses on p. 315 that were discovered to have been inadvertently plagiarized and subsequently withdrawn from later editions.
[Scott 6; Whatmore F6].
[Scott 6; Whatmore F6].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13448
- Title
- Jess
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder, & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1887
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....