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King Solomon's Mines

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King Solomon's Mines

by Haggard, H Rider

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Cassell & Company Ltd, 1885. 1st edition, 2nd state.. Hardback. Cloth, G. 320pp+16pp publishers adverts, folding colour frontis, a poor copy of the second issue of one of the seminal novels of the Victorian era. Hinges weak front & rear, large repaired tear to the map, spine wrinkled & bubbled as if from having been wet at some time, sporadic foxing. An early issue of the first edition - Title page dated 1885, adverts at rear dated 5.G10.8 and 5B.10.85. The typographical errors are all corrected. Immensely popular tale of African Adventure which was written by Haggard as a bet with his brother. The book was the first work of fiction set in Africa & one of the earliest 'Lost World' adventures, spawning a whole sub genre of adventure literature.

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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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Bookseller
Eastleach Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
29534
Title
King Solomon's Mines
Author
Haggard, H Rider
Format/Binding
Hardback
Book Condition
Used
Edition
1st edition, 2nd state.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Cassell & Company Ltd
Date Published
1885
Keywords
literature, africa, fiction, adventure

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