Title: King Solomon's Mines Author: Haggard, H. Rider Place: London Publisher: Cassell & Company Date: 1885 Description: [4], 320 + [12] ad pp. Folding chromolithograph frontispiece. (8vo) original red cloth stamped in black. First Edition, second issue. Second issue with printing errors corrected, the publisher's catalogue dated 5 G. 8.85. H. Rider Haggard's influential Victorian adventure tale, telling the adventure of Sir Allan Quatermain, who ends up discovering the lost civilization of Kukuanaland. A progenitor of the "Lost World" genre. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine a little dull, slight stain to front cover; front hinge with neat repair, 2½" stub tear to frontispiece, a few stray fox marks; very good, with custom folding cloth box. Item number: 280157
Title: King Solomon's Mines Author: Haggard, H. Rider Place: London Publisher: Cassell & Company Date: 1885 Description: [4], 320 + [12] ad pp. Folding chromolithograph frontispiece. (8vo) original red cloth stamped in black. First Edition, second issue. Second issue with printing errors corrected, the publisher's catalogue dated 5 G. 8.85. H. Rider Haggard's influential Victorian adventure tale, telling the adventure of Sir Allan Quatermain, who ends up discovering the lost civilization of Kukuanaland. A progenitor of the "Lost World" genre. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine a little dull, slight stain to front cover; front hinge with neat repair, 2½" stub tear to frontispiece, a few stray fox marks; very good, with custom folding cloth box. Item number: 280157
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