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H Rider Haggard. King Solomon's Mines. Cassell & Company, 1905.
Price: US$121.91 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: pp (VI) 320. Fully bound in red calf with gilt title label and raised bands and gilt decoration to spine and board edges and borders. Marbled end papers and black edges. School prize inscription to FEP. A lovely copy.
Seller: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Haggard, H. Rider. King Solomon's Mines. Cassell and Company, Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$125.76 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Pp xii, 306. Frontis, folding map and plates. Original cloth, stamped and lettered gilt to the spine. Marbled endpapers. A little light wear to the edges and the top of the spine and occasional light foxing. No inscriptions. A very nice copy.
Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: xii, 306 pages, with the 32 plates and folding facsimile of map. 8 page 'new fiction', and 8 page 'a selection' catalogues at rear with (presumed) date codes: 2.07 and10.06 respectively. MCMV date on title page; former owner's inscription dated October '07 to half title. Two plates with clear evidence of having been re-tipped in, with strip of now-yellowed paste along gutter - one of the plates trimmed, the other placed facing page 249 instead of 241 as called for. Some abrasion and discolouring to a strip of the (blank) verso of folding map. 7.5 x 5.2 inches.
Seller: The Odd Book (ABAC, ILAB), Wolfville, NS, Canada
H. Rider Haggard. King Solomon's Mines. Cassell and Company, Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$153.99 + shipping
Description: One of H. Rider Haggard's most popular novels; the first edition to be illustrated by Russell Flint, complete with the folding colour map. The first of this edition of this work to be illustrated by Russell Flint, in a blue cloth binding, with gilt detailing to the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece and a further thirty-one plates by the Scottish artist and illustrator Sir William Russell Flint (1880-1969), as well as the folding colour map. Collated, complete. Flintwas an artist for The Illustrated London News, and produced illustrations for several books, includingSirThomas Malory'sLe Morte d'Arthur (1910-1) andChaucer'sThe Canterbury Tales (1912).Ink inscription to the front free end paper.This novel, which follows Allan Quatermain and his group of adventurers, is one of the first English adventure novels to be set in Africa. As Quartermain searches for a missing brother, they explore an uncharted region of Africa. This work is considered to be the genesis of the "Lost World" literary genre. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English author who specialised in adventure fiction set in exotic locations. In a blue cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with light shelf wear to the joints and extremities and a couple of small marks to the boards. Gilt remains bright. Spine is slightly cocked. Front hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot. Tear to one of the folds of the the folding map. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. King Solomon's Mines. Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$153.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A smart illustrated edition of this exciting adventure novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirty-one plates, and a folding map. Collated complete. Following an expedition through an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by professional big game hunter, Allan Quatermain, as they search for the missing brother of one of the party. 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. Illustrated by Sir William Russell Flint, a Scottish artist and illustrator. In the original red cloth binding with gilt decoration. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Light age toning to the endpapers. Sympathetic repairs made to the folding map with tape to the reverse of closed tears. School prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. King Solomon's Mines. Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$160.41 + shipping
Description: An excellent copy of this adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, with illustrations by Russell Flint. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. A revised, illustrated edition of the work. First published in 1885. King Solomon's Mines is a thrilling adventure novel that tells the story of an expedition through an untrodden region of Africa. Sir Henry Rider Haggard was a British writer specialising in romantic adventure novels often set in exotic settings, predominantly Africa, and is considered the father of the 'lost world' literary genre. This work, in particular, is considered one of the earliest examples of the genre. Illustrated by Scottish artist and illustrator, Russell Flint, who was best known for his watercolour paintings. With thirty-two illustrations. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally, very good, with light bumping and a little rubbing to the extremities. Light rubbing to boards. The Times Book Club label to the rear paste down. Hinges are a touch strained but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with the odd spot. With a previous owners ink inscription date 1907 to the front blank. A closed tear to the folding map. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. King Solomon's Mines. Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1905.
Price: US$237.40 + shipping
Description: An excellent copy of this adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, with illustrations by Walter Paget. Bound in a pictorial cloth. The binding used for this copy was typically used with the edition containing Russell Flint's illustrations. Scarce to see with this binding for this edition. An illustrated edition of the work. First published in 1885. King Solomon's Mines is a thrilling adventure novel that tells the story of an expedition through an untrodden region of Africa. Sir Henry Rider Haggard was a British writer specialising in romantic adventure novels often set in exotic settings, predominantly Africa, and is considered the father of the 'lost world' literary genre. This work, in particular, is considered one of the earliest examples of the genre. Illustrated by English illustrator Walter Paget, who provided illustrations for a number of prominent nineteenth and twentieth century authors, including H. Rider Haggard, Robert Louis Stevenson, Walter Scott and many others. This work is illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates and a folding map. Collated, complete. In the publisher's pictorial cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with light rubbing to cloth and a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. One or two spots to the fore edge. Hinges are a touch strained, but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with the odd spot to the first and last pages. Small tear to the folding map. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
HAGGARD, H. RIDER. King Solomon's Mines. Cassell & Co, London, 1905.
Price: US$488.52 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small 8vo. Red cloth gilt lettered and elaborately gilt decorated on spine and front panel. Top edge gilt. Ist edition with the Flint illustrations of which there are 32 plus a fold out illustration. This copy inscribed on the endpaper " _______ , from the illustrator W. Russell Flint Christmas 1905" Well worn copy with evidence of label removal on spine and front and rear endpapers. Some sporadic foxing but generally clean and solid copy.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
HAGGARD, H. Rider. King Solomon's Mines. Cassell and Company, 1905.
Price: US$2534.45 + shipping
Description: 1st edition thus. Signed by H. Rider Haggard on verso of title page (most unusual to find a signed copy of any edition of King Solomon's Mines). With 32 illustrations by Russell Flint, all checked and present; first book illustrated by Flint. Map torn with sellotape repairs. Free endpapers replaced from like copy; front free endpaper has red stained edges. Pages very slightly yellowed, with some foxing on first and last few pages. Binding tight. Red cloth with impressed gilt lettering and decorations on spine and front board. Cloth a little worn at edges of boards; corners slightly bumped; spine browned with wear; gilt on spine dull. Used - Good. Good SIGNED hardback in red cloth
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom