The Treasure of the Lake
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€442.58€398.32
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co., [1926]. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 4.5". None. The second edition of this posthumous novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring the popular character Allan Quatermain, in the original scarce dust wrapper. The second edition. Twelfth thousand. In the publisher's original cloth with the original very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. This work was written by the popular author H. Rider Haggard, best known for his work 'King Solomon's Mines'. This work was published posthumously after Haggard's death in 1925, and follows Allan Quartermain as he discovers a village ruled by a mysterious man who seems to be able to tell the future. Undated, dated by copies held institutionally. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with fading to the spine with discolouration to the head and tail, a very slight lean and minor bumping and wear to the head and tail of the spine. Offsetting to the endpapers with spotting to the front. The wrap is generally smart with sunning and loss to the head and tail of the spine, a one inch closed tear to the front with small closed tears and creasing to the extremities, handling marks and chipping. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with the odds spot, heavier to the front blanks. Spotting to the fore edge. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 899Z5
- Title
- The Treasure of the Lake
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1926]
- Size
- 7.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Second edition Early edition Allan Quatermain Novel Early edition Fiction
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
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- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...