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Haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha : The Return of She. Ward, Lock and Co., 1905.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: the boards are very marked and very worn. torn on the edges. netting visible. previous owner's inscription. stained. tightly bound. Very Poor Copy. [P.O.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha. Ward Lock & Co., Limited, London, 1905 (stated)., 1905.
Price: US$16.04 + shipping
Description: 12mo (19.5x13cm), hardback, 384pp. Goodish condition. No dustwrapper. Green with gilt lettering to front and spine, pale green squares to four corners of front cover with blind-stamped lines. Bumped, rubbed, frayed spine edges and corners, age-toned, foxed, hinges cracked, owners' names at free front endpaper, pencilled note at front pastedown re 3 missing plates. No list of plates enclosed. Spine slightly canted. Contents clear and legible. Pictures available on request.
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 317, [1] pp. Red cloth, blk lettrng, slght wear, VG copy, w/ frmr ownrshp signature on ffep. Early edition of Haggard's great fantasy lost race sequel to She set in central Asia.
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
H Rider Haggard. Ayesha The Return of She. Ward, Lock & Co, 1905.
Price: US$21.81 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Circa 1905 copy of Ayesha, The Return of She by H Rider Haggard. Red patterned cloth hardcover with title/author to front and spine. In good condition, previous repair to spine cloth and the book has taken a knock to its boards although edges and corners are sharp. Rubbing to spine ends. Rear hinge beginning to crack and the board has split on the back endpaper. Pages are tanned but clean and tight. No inscriptions.
Seller: Berry Books, Sudbury, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Haggard, H Rider. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward Lock & Co. Limited, 1905.
Price: US$25.66 + shipping
Description: Good hardback, wear to spine edges and corners. Slight spine lean. Foxing, chiefly to first and last pages, but age toning throughout. Front free endpaper missing, but otherwise binding is firm with no loosening of pages or plates. 384 pp Octavo hardback in blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front board. All 32 plates are present. Presumed first edition dated 1905. A reasonable copy of an attractive book. The image on this listing page is of the actual book for sale.
Seller: High Barn Books, Lancaster, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha. The Return of She. by. Author of She etc.. Ward Lock Limited, 1905.
Price: US$25.66 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: (Ref.LL1 ) Original blue cloth boards with gold lettering and front centre device. Shelf-wear to head and heel, minimal signs of wear to board edges. Number label to lower edge of spine and previous owner's signature and number to top of ffep otherwise no other markings. Yellowed and foxed ffep and a little to prelims otherwise main text block is very good and generally clean. Greyed and flecked top edge. Yellowed and flecked foredge and lower edge.
Seller: Voltaire and Rousseau Bookshop, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Price: US$25.66 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Contains: Ayesha, the Return of "She" by H. Rider HAGGARD. Illustrated. First six instalments. If Youth But Knew by Agnes & Egerton CASTLE. Illustrated. Complete serialisation. Short stories include: While It Is Yet Day by E. NESBIT, A Tour of Inspection by Rudyard KIPLING, The Gratitude of Johnny Gee by Eden PHILLPOTTS, The Cheat by Barry PAIN, The Red Mark by Israel ZANGWILL, The Little Grey Lady & The Two Ambassadors by E. Phillips OPPENHEIM, The Slum Cat & The Boy and the Lynx by Ernest Thompson SETON, Two and a Motor by Robert BARR. Early C20th dark green-blue beaded cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. A few light marks, inscription (1908) on front pastedown, good. A heavy item which will require additional postage.
Seller: Richard Beaton, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Price: US$44.90 + shipping
Description: Two volumes. Contains complete illustrated serial of Haggard's Ayesha: the Return of 'She.' Also includes work by Kipling, E. Nesbit, and more. Leaf green cloth with gilt and maroon decoration and lettering on front boards and spines. Some wear to corners and spines; vol. 22 has repaired split along upper front joint and a few black marks on rear board. Some foxing on page edges and browning to free endpapers of vol. 21. This is a heavy set (about 4.2 kg packed); additional postage may be required.
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Haggard, H Rider. Ayesha. Ward, Lock & Co Ltd, UK, 1905.
Price: US$46.73 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A lovely old book dating from 1905 written by the famous English author, H Rider Haggard. This book is complete, hangs together extremely well and has a red hard cover with a slightly faded spine. What can I say, I inherited this volume and many others from my grandfather when he died in 1968 . I have read and have cherished them all. This is a book from another age which has some spotting and discoloration here and there through its hand cut pages but it has a complete set of hard covers and intact spine. It is fully readable and enjoyable as an antique book. This book forms part of my fiction collection which, following my retirement. I am looking to dispose of but if this case only to a book lover who will cherish this volume as I have done. It will be packed extremely carefully by me and be dispatched promptly following sale. Be aware please that where the buyer is non UK resident there will be extra shipping costs involved which may be determined by reference to the UK Post Office website.
Seller: JohnK, Brixham, DEVON, United Kingdom
Haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward Lock & Co. Limited, 1905.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration, green ruling. Cloth rubbed, edgeworn, bruised to spine tips and corners. Spine cocked forward slightly. Rear inner hinge cracked, but intact; binding else sound. Gift inscription to ffep, dated "X'mas 1905," and telephone number rubber-stamped in red. Very sparse foxing, mostly at first and last pages. Interior else clean - pages lightly toned, text unmarked. Illustrated with 32 plates by Maurice Greiffenhagen.
Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward Lock & Co., Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$51.31 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Blue cloth boards with gilt title and frontispiece. 384pp. b/w plates. Top text block is stained dark. Foxing to text block and pages but contents remain clear and bright. Some bumps and swelling to spine as well as some rubbing to edges. A really lovely copy. Weight: 0.74 kg – Overseas orders may require additional postage.
Seller: Broad Street Book Centre, Hereford, United Kingdom
Mayne Lindsay & Others.. The Windsor Magazine. April 1905. (Monthly). Ward, Lock & Co., 1905.
Price: US$51.31 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 119 pages + 40 pages of small adverts front and rear. Fiction inc; H. Rider Haggard "Ayesha" parts XI + XII (1st edition, 1st printing). + Mayne Lindsay story + Ernest Thomson Seton all fiction + articles inc A Review of the National 1901 Census "Our Population" + Railways and The Law, etc, artists inc Maurice Greiffenhagen, Phil May, Warwick Goble and others. Wrappers about VG for age, slight wear to edges and some staple rust. VG
Seller: Colophon Books (UK), Leek, United Kingdom
HAGGARD, H. Rider (1856-1925). Ayesha. The Return of She. London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1905, 1905.
Price: US$57.72 + shipping
Description: [Fantasy Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.384. With 32 full-page illustrations. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper, and a gilt medallion to upper. Armorial bookplate of Herbert Hanbury Smith-Carington to front pastedown. One plate shows repairs, and a few others are somewhat proud. Light spotting to edges and first / final few leaves. Moderate wear and a few marks to cloth. Good. The sequel to Haggard's best-selling adventure novel 'She' (1887). Whatmore [F28].
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha The Returnof She. Ward Lock & Co Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Scott 45 [25,000 copies printed]. This copy corresponds to the main binding cited in Scott [including no gold ornaments on either the front of the back] save that one of the illustrations appears to be missing [I only count 31 rather than the 32 Scott calls for]. Dark blue cloth with gold gilt lettering and bordered in greenish-blue, 384 pages, white endpapers, illustrated. Lost race adventure novel. Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 90]. Reginald 06525. Fair to Good at best copy [owner's name to front free endpaper, front hinge lightly cracked, frontispiece tissue guard detached but present, scattered foxing, wear/fraying to spine ends/edges plus a 1" tear at the rear corner of the spine head, and lastly, a penciled in list of the illustrations---for both the UK and US editions had been added at the bottom of the second Contents page] bx50
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
Haggard, H. Rider. AYESHA : The Return of She. Ward Lock, UK, 1905.
Price: US$63.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: navy, gold/green decorated boards, 384pp, b/w frontis + 22 b/wplates. Major rubbing, bumping, etching to covers, inside has tanning to page edges, text very crisp, only 26 plates of the original 32 survive, tissue guard to frontis has been removed, many of the plates have been trimmed at fore-edge & appear to have been re-glued. Overall a fragile vintage copy which is presently holding together quite well. Very Victorian Pre-Raphaelite illustrations. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Grandmahawk's Eyrie, Mansfield Center, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$72.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Winsdor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women bound volume XXI (December 1904 - May 1905), published by Ward, Lock & Co. in London, 820 pps. Bound in publishers green cloth, gilt and black titled spine, cover decorated in red, beveled edges, blue endpapers. Bound without magazine covers or ads, with index and with numerous illustrations. The first portion (15 chapters) of H. Rider Haggard's Ayesha: The Return of She is serialized in these six issues, and includes illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Also includes Tour of Inspection by Rudyard Kipling. Bindings show overall wear, some splitting at spine ends, and darkening of spines. Neatly affixed bookplate to front paste down dated 1906. Interior issues are in VG/Fine condition.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Haggard, H[enry] Rider. AYESHA: THE RETURN OF SHE .. Doubleday, New York, 1905.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-11] 12-259 [260-262: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], eight inserted plates with illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen, original decorated red cloth, front panel stamped in brown and gold, spine panel stamped in gold. First U.S. edition. Published the same day as the British Ward Lock edition. Sequel to She (1887). Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-74. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 728. Clareson, Science-Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 379. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 463. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature III, pp. 1396-1401. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 90. Reginald 06525. Scott 45A. Whatmore F28.6.b. Some dust soiling to spine panel, top edge of text block dusty, else a bright, very good copy. (#85694)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha. The Return of She. Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, one of 25000 copies. 384 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Scott 45; Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 90]. Reginald 06525
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$76.97 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A first edition of this illustrated gothic fantasy novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-one plates. Collated complete. In the sequel to Haggard's extremely popular novel, She, the reader is plunged into a story set in Tibet after Horace Holly encounters a manuscript containing a second memoir about Ayesha. Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. There are several variants to the first edition in terms of binding. With the following misprints as per the first edition: p.49 - "Khublighan" for "Khubilghan." p.207 - "heirophant" for "hierophant." As cited from "A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1856-1925" by J. E. Scott. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Rear hinge starting but firm. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Two 1" closed tears to pages between the frontispiece and the contents page. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$76.97 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A smart first edition of this gothic fantasy novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-one plates. Collated complete. In the sequel to Haggard's extremely popular novel, She, the reader is plunged into a story set in Tibet after Horace Holly encounters a manuscript containing a second memoir about Ayesha. Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. There are several variants to the first edition in terms of binding, this volume contains the following misprints as per the first edition: p.49 - "Khublighan" for "Khubilghan." p.207 - "heirophant" for "hierophant." As cited from "A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1856-1925" by J. E. Scott. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. A o.5" split to the cloth at the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting throughout. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 1906. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
HAGGARD, H. Rider. Ayesha: the return of She. Ward Lock, London, 1905.
Price: US$76.97 + shipping
Description: Very scarce Colonial/Overseas 1st edition in decorated red cloth. Not noted in bibliographies. With B&W illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen. New front endpapers. Light wear only with slightly darkened spine. Light scattered foxing. Small creased tear in tissue guard.
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Haggard,H Rider. Ayesha The Return of She. Ward lock and Co, London, 1905.
Price: US$76.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's original blue cloth with bright gilt title lettering to spine and upper cover.The outer boards are in really nice order with no scratches or marks etc.This copy does not have any of the gold decorations to the front board or spine.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and this copy has NO previous names or inscriptions present.There is some foxing noted to the pre-lims and some sporadic foxing internally and also to the fore-edge of the book.Certainly a decent copy for the collector,8vo 384pp First Edition [1905]
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
Haggard, H[enry] Rider. AYESHA: THE RETURN OF SHE .. Doubleday, New York, 1905.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-11] 12-259 [260-262: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], eight inserted plates with illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen, original decorated red cloth, front panel stamped in brown and gold, spine panel stamped in gold. First U.S. edition. Published the same day as the British Ward Lock edition. Sequel to She (1887). Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-74. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 728. Clareson, Science-Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 379. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 463. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature III, pp. 1396-1401. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 90. Reginald 06525. Scott 45A. Whatmore F28.6.b. A very good, bright copy. (#32301)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha. Ward Lock, London, 1905.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: HB Issue with gilt medallion on front cover and spine
Seller: 221Books, Westlake Village, CA, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$88.51 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A first UK edition of Henry Rider Haggard's sequel to She, illustrated by Maurice Greiffenhagen. The first UK edition of this work in the variant dark green cloth binding, with a light green chequered design blind stamping to the front board and spine. Corresponds with the misprints and other issue points for the first edition as stated in Scott 45. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English author who specialised in adventure fiction set in exotic locations, primarily Africa. He was a pioneer of the "Lost World" literary genre. This gothic fantasy novel is the sequel to Haggard's extremely popular novel, She. The story is set in Tibet after Horace Holly encounters a manuscript containing a second memoir about Ayesha. Illustrated throughout by Maurice Greiffenhagen. In the variant green cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with shelf wear to the boards and spine and a little bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot. Frontispiece and tissue guard are detached but remain intact. The plates facing page 101 and 269 have been tipped in on the wrong edge but are intact. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$89.79 + shipping
Description: A smartly rebound early reprint of H. Rider Haggard's gothic fantasy novel, illustrated by Maurice Greiffenhagen. An early reprint of the first edition of this work, rebound in a quarter calf binding with renewed end papers. Illustrated with 30 black and white plates. Collated, complete. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English author who specialised in adventure fiction set in exotic locations, primarily Africa. He was a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. This gothic fantasy novel is the sequel to Haggard's extremely popular novel, She. The story is set in Tibet after Horace Holly encounters a manuscript containing a second memoir about Ayesha. Illustrated throughout by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Rebound in a quarter calf binding with renewed end papers. Externally very smart, with some fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha. Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd, London, 1905.
Price: US$94.24 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd. London 1905. 31 illustrations No marks or inscriptions. Occasional spotting to pages and page edges. Paper split at spine to rear pastedown. Paper starting at spine to front pastedown. Blue cloth covers with Gilt Titling and Green/Gilt decoration. Shield shaped sticker removed from front cover with remnants remaining. Minor shelf wear to edges.
Seller: Idlegeniusbooks, London, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. AYESHA: THE RETURN OF SHE. Ward Lock, Londres, 1905.
Price: US$105.83 + shipping
Description: Novela. Escrita en francés. Numerosas láminas. Tela. 12x19. 1905. Novela 384 páginas
Seller: Librería Pérez Galdós, Madrid, Spain
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha, the return of she. Ward Lock and co, 1905.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: very good bright copy of Ist edition Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Ian Thompson, Milton, ON, Canada
Haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha : The Return of She. Ward Lock & Co. Limited 1905, London, 1905.
Price: US$121.86 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 384 pp. Publisher's original dark blue cloth with green & gilt decoration and lettering to front board & spine. Minor rubbing to spine extremities. Some bubbling to the front endpaper, and darkening. Splitting to inner hinges, but joints good. Illustrations. Cloth bright. Sequel to 'She.' 8vo.
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha The Return of She. Ward Lock & Co., 1905.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Thick small 8vo dark blue decorated cloth stamped in gilt. Spine cloth slightly rippled, preliminaries with scattered foxing, else a very good bright copy.
Seller: The Literary Lion,Ltd., Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Haggard, H.[enry] Rider. AYESHA; The Return of She. Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Thick 8vo, blue gilt-decorated cloth with gold labyrinth on spine and cover & green inlaid lines on cover, illustrated B&W frontispiece and 31 plates by Maurice Greiffenhagen, 384 pages. Continuation of the author's celebrated romance She of 1887. Recalls other novels of Shangri-La. This copy has the gold labyrinth ornament on both the spine and the front cover, though some copies lack this device. Overall a bright and very good copy. Minor cloth wear, occasional & much better than usual occasional light foxing to thickly woven pages; previous ownership inscriptions on front flyleaf and back of frontispiece. Scott 45, McKay 39, Whatmore F28.
Seller: Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Haggard, H[enry] Rider. AYESHA: THE RETURN OF SHE .. Doubleday, New York, 1905.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-11] 12-259 [260-262: blank] [note: final leaf is a blank], eight inserted plates with illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen, original decorated red cloth, front panel stamped in brown and gold, spine panel stamped in gold. First U.S. edition. Published the same day as the British Ward Lock edition. Sequel to She (1887). Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-74. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 728. Clareson, Science-Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 379. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 463. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature III, pp. 1396-1401. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 90. Reginald 06525. Scott 45A. Whatmore F28.6.b. Very slight fading to spine panel, a fine copy. (#30125)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$125.71 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A smart first edition of this gothic fantasy novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-one plates. Collated complete. In the sequel to Haggard's extremely popular novel, She, the reader is plunged into a story set in Tibet after Horace Holly encounters a manuscript containing a second memoir about Ayesha. Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. There are several variants to the first edition in terms of binding, this volume contains the following misprints as per the first edition: p.49 - "Khublighan" for "Khubilghan." p.207 - "heirophant" for "hierophant." As cited from "A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1856-1925" by J. E. Scott. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Contemporary ink inscription and bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Haggard, H Rider. Ayesha: The Return of She. Published by Ward Lock & co, London, 1905.
Price: US$128.28 + shipping
Description: , 1-384 pages, contains 29 black and white plates First Edition , spine, corners and edges rubbed, small tears to top and tail of spine, contains foxing within, embossed stamp to front free endpaper, covers slightly marked, rear hinge cracked but board held, good condition , navy cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front and spine , octavo, 20 x 13.5 cm hardback ISBN:
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock & Co., London, 1905.
Price: US$134.69 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A smart first edition copy of Henry Rider Haggard's popular sequel to She. A first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with thirty two plates. Collated, complete. In the sequel to Haggard's extremely popular novel, She, the reader is plunged into a story set in Tibet after Horace Holly encounters a manuscript containing a second memoir about Ayesha. There are several variants to the first edition. This copy corresponds to the binding cited in Scott, with thirty two plates, and no pictorial gilt to the spine. (Scott, 45. Whatmore, F28). In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with light shelf wear to the extremities and head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the first and last few pages, and to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Remnants of a label to each paste down. The plate facing page 234 is detached but intact, with remnants of sticky tape, not affecting the image. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock & Co, London, 1905.
Price: US$141.10 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A first edition of Henry Rider Haggard's sequel to She. A first edition of this gothic fantasy novel by H. Rider Haggard, with thirty two plates, collated and complete. In the sequel to Haggard's extremely popular novel, She, the reader is plunged into a story set in Tibet after Horace Holly encounters a manuscript containing a second memoir about Ayesha. There are several variants to the first edition. This copy corresponds to the binding cited in Scott, with thirty two plates, and no gilt to the spine. (Scott 45. Whatmore F28). Prior owner's pencil inscription to the front pastedown, 'F. J. Noble', repeated to the title page. Prior owner's pen inscription to the recto of the front endpaper, 'F. J Roff' In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally, rather smart. Very lightly rubbed to the boards and the joints. A little bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with some minor wear to the extremities. Front and rear hinge starting, but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. With some offsetting to the front and rear endpapers. Although the foxing is a little worse to the front of the book, pages are generally bright clean with the occasional patch of light scattered foxing. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$141.10 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A smart first edition of this gothic fantasy novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-one plates. Collated complete. In the sequel to Haggard's extremely popular novel, She, the reader is plunged into a story set in Tibet after Horace Holly encounters a manuscript containing a second memoir about Ayesha. Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. There are several variants to the first edition in terms of binding, this volume contains the following misprints as per the first edition: p.49 - "Khublighan" for "Khubilghan." p.207 - "heirophant" for "hierophant." As cited from "A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1856-1925" by J. E. Scott. In the original full blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper date 1905. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha. The Return of She. Ward Lock & Co. Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Ward Lock & Co. Limited, 1905. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Dark blue cloth binding, ruled in green; with titling and decoration in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 384 pages. Black and white frontis illustration, with 25 others within are by Maurice Greiffenhaten [uncredited]. Lightly rubbed at the margins, with a few scuffs.; page ends a bit dusty. A solid copy, but not the most beautiful. In an archival plastic protector. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock, and Co., London, 1905.
Price: US$155.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition [variant] in publisher's blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on spine and cover with four vertical and four horizontal green lines on cover. Variant binding without ornaments on cover and spine (another variant lacks it on only on spine). 32 full page illustrations including the tissue guarded frontispiece by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Scott 45 : Whatmore F28. London: Ward, Lock, and Co., (1905), 384 pages. Good. Spine with some toning and wear and rubbing at spine ends, soil on back cover. 1905 xmas gift inscription on f.f.e, some interior toning and foxing.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$160.35 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A smart first edition of this gothic fantasy novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-one plates. Collated complete. In the sequel to Haggard's extremely popular novel, She, the reader is plunged into a story set in Tibet after Horace Holly encounters a manuscript containing a second memoir about Ayesha. Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. There are several variants to the first edition in terms of binding. With the following misprints as per the first edition: p.49 - "Khublighan" for "Khubilghan." p.207 - "heirophant" for "hierophant." As cited from "A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1856-1925" by J. E. Scott. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot and age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Rider Haggard, H.. AYESHA The Return of She. Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$160.35 + shipping
Description: 384pp. Original blue cloth, gilt. Pale green rules in a grid. Some foxing and cloth a trifle bubbled to the spine but a nice copy. Please email for photos. Size: 8vo
Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom
HAGGARD, H. Rider. Ayesha: The Return of She. , 1905.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Description: HAGGARD, H. Rider. Ayesha: The Return of She. Orig. gilt-decorated cloth. London: Ward Lock & Co., 1905. First edition. Wolff 2842. Scott 45. Whatmore F28. The sequel to SHE. A very good or better copy.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock, and Co., London, 1905.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition [variant] in publisher's blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on spine and cover with four vertical and four horizontal green lines on cover. Variant binding with ornament on cover, but not spine(another variant lacks it on both the spine and cover). 32 full page illustrations including the tissue guarded frontispiece by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Scott 45 : Whatmore F28. London: Ward, Lock, and Co., (1905), 384 pages. This VG copy has a toned spine, some edge wear and rubbing, foxing on page edges. Toned end pages, occasional foxing and 1944 endpaper signature.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha. Ward Lock & Co, London, 1905.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. Original gilt pictorial deep blue cloth, tiny slit atop spine else near fine bright tight copy of the sequel to his "She". First issue with illustrations signed Vic, quite romanitc. Haggard is the author of King Solomon's Mines and so much more adventure. 32 full page illustrations including the tissue guarded frontispiece by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Scott 45 : Whatmore F28
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock, and Co., London, 1905.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition [variant] in publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine and cover, green chequered and blind lined decorations on spine and cover. I have owned this variant in cloth of blue, green and red. 31 full page illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Scott 45 : Whatmore F28. London: Ward, Lock, and Co., (1905), 384 pages. Good. Modest wear and rubbing mostly found at spine ends and tips. Damp stain on back cover and rear free end page. Gift inscription dated 1906 on half title page.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Haggard (H. Rider).. Ayesha; the Return of She. Ward Lock & Co. Limited,, 1905.
Price: US$202.04 + shipping
Description: Frontispiece and plates A little rubbed at extremities, free end-papers browned, somewhat foxed, else a nice copy Scott 45; McKay 39 Original blue cloth lettered in gilt and with gilt ornament on upper cover and spine
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock, and Co., London, 1905.
Price: US$210.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition in publisher's blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on spine and cover with vertical and horizontal green lines on cover. 32 full page illustrations including the tissue guarded frontispiece by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Scott 45 : Whatmore F28. London: Ward, Lock, and Co., (1905), 384 pages. A Very Good copy with modestly rubbed corners and spine ends, and some loss to the green lines on cover. Clean unmarked interior with toning end papers, hinges holding.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Haggard, H. Rider. AYESHA: The Return of She. Ward Lock & Co. Limited, London, U.K., 1905.
Price: US$230.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st Edition. 32 illustrations. 384 pages in good condition. Binding tight. Some foxing on page edges. Original blue cloth cover decorated with 4 vertical and 4 horizontal green lines with gilt decoration. No gilt emblem on spine. Light wear to cover. G+
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock, and Co., London, 1905.
Price: US$235.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition [variant] in publisher's dark green cloth lettered in gilt on spine and cover, light green chequered and blind lined decorations on spine and cover. I have owned this variant in cloth of blue, green and red. 32 full page illustrations including tissue guarded frontispiece by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Scott 45 : Whatmore F28. London: Ward, Lock, and Co., (1905), 384 pages. This VG copy has some rubbing and wear to cloth, and a touch of foxing to page edges. Foxing to a handful of pages at front and rear, previous owner's info dated 1895 on f.f.e.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Haggard, H[enry] Rider. AYESHA: THE RETURN OF SHE .. Ward Lock & Co. Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6] 7 [8] 9-384, 32 inserted plates with illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen, original decorated blue cloth, front panel stamped in light green and gold, spine panel stamped in gold, this variant with ornament stamped in gold on both front and spine panels. First edition. Sequel to SHE (1887). 25,000 copies printed. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 2-74. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 728. Clareson, Science-Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 379. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 463. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature III, pp. 1396-1401. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 90. Reginald 06525. Wolff 2842. Scott 45. Whatmore F28. Cloth rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, top edge of text block dusty, some foxing to preliminary leaves and page edges, but still else a bright, very good copy. A nice copy overall. (#165538)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Haggard (H. Rider).. Ayesha; the Return of She. Ward Lock & Co. Limited,, 1905.
Price: US$269.38 + shipping
Description: Frontispiece and plates Cloth a little marked and bruised and some spotting, mostly at beginning and end, but a nice copy; ownership inscription on front free end-paper Scott 45; McKay 39 Original blue cloth lettered in gilt and with gilt ornament on upper cover and spine
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
HAGGARD, H. Rider.. Ayesha.. London: Ward Lock, 1905., 1905.
Price: US$301.57 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth decorated with four vertical and four horizontal green lines, with a gilt decoration in the center of the upper cover, gilt decoration on the spine, 384pp. With 32 illustrations. Name on e/paper, some minor rubbing at spine ends o/w near fine. Whatmore F28, Allen cat. p.5
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock, and Co., London, 1905.
Price: US$310.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition in publisher's blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on spine and cover with four vertical and four horizontal green lines on cover. 32 full page illustrations including the tissue guarded frontispiece by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Scott 45 : Whatmore F28. London: Ward, Lock, and Co., (1905), 384 pages. A Nearly Fine copy with still bright blue covers and gilt, but with modestly sun toned spine, and a touch of wear. Slightly toned end pages and a few pages with some foxing.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. Ayesha: The Return of She. Ward, Lock, and Co., London, 1905.
Price: US$410.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Rare advance binding: First Edition soft cover texture patterned wrappers with french flaps; green chequered and lined decorations and black titles. 31 full page illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Scott 45 : Whatmore F28. London: Ward, Lock, and Co., (1905), 384 pages. A solid copy with worn edges, slightly soiled covers, and foxing to page edges. Off white to light tan pages with a touch of scattered foxing.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.