King Solomon's Mines
by H Rider Haggard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good ++
- Seller
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK: Cassell, 1886. Reprint . Decorative Cloth. Very Good ++. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Walter Paget. Early Reprint 34th Thousand 1886. Includes fold out treasure map. Quite a bright example. Book is very good++ and in bright condition. Cloth lightly soiled. Nice clean contents. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 17124
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
- Lasting Words Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024864
- Title
- King Solomon's Mines
- Author
- H Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- Walter Paget
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good ++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1886
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Lasting Words Ltd
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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.
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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