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King Solomon's Mines: A novel
by Haggard, H. Rider
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0805512020
- ISBN 13
- 9780805512021
- Seller
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Bella Vista, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hart Pub. Co, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardback. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback bound in brown cloth-covered boards with gilt title on the spine. No defects to note on the book or the dust jacket. Haggard's famous novel is presented in this new form. Black and white illustrations. 302 pages..
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
- K. L. Givens Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018122
- Title
- King Solomon's Mines: A novel
- Author
- Haggard, H. Rider
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0805512020
- ISBN 13
- 9780805512021
- Publisher
- Hart Pub. Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Novel; Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
K. L. Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Bella Vista, Arkansas
About K. L. Givens Books
Our home-based business is located in the beautiful Ozarks of northwest Arkansas. We began selling books in 1992 and still enjoy searching for treasures to list on the internet. We are not mega-sellers; instead we select our inventory for condition and rarity. Among our favorites are 19th century classics in decorative bindings; regional histories and genealogies; and military history.
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- Fine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
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