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H Rider Haggard. The Ancient Allan. Cassell & Co Ltd, London, 1920.
Price: US$5.77 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Allan Quatermain story. 310pp. Bound in publisher's original cloth with oblong monochrome panel inlay and blind lettering to top board, gilt lettering to spine and 8 black and white illustrations. Bumping and rubbing to corners, backstrip frayed, edges somewhat soiled, left hinge cracked, frontis detached and some pencil notes to endpaper and some margins, otherwise fair reading copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Washburn Books, Pateley Bridge, United Kingdom
HAGGARD, H. Rider. The ancient Allan. Cassell, London, 1920.
Price: US$8.90 + shipping
Description: 1st edition. With 8 illustrations. Some foxing; binding tight; spine bumped at head & foot, with wear to cloth, & badly worn lettering. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket)
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
H R Haggard. The Ancient Allan. Cassell and Company, 1920.
Price: US$11.20 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1920. Cassell and Company. Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE Gilt titles, blue boards. Library binding, rebound, ex library, usual stamps and labels. 8x5
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Haggard, H. Rider. The Ancient Allan. Cassell, London, 1920.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book plate
Seller: 221Books, Westlake Village, CA, U.S.A.
HAGGARD, H. Rider. The Ancient Allan. Cassell and Company, Ltd, London, 1920.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First edition. 12mo. With eight illustrated plates by Albert Morrow. Publisher's tan cloth, pictorial paper onlay mounted on front cover, gilt spine. Gold embossed leather bookplate of J.E. Knott on front pastedown. Bumped crease at tail of spine and bottom cover edges, early faint dampwrinkling to the plates and text pages, about good overall.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Haggard, H. Rider. The Ancient Allan. Cassell, London, 1920.
Price: US$36.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Solid with a spine lean, some stains on the covers, and the covers show light wear. There are some small stains on the first page of the novel and on the page facing it. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: John Thompson, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
H. Rider Haggard.. THE ANCIENT ALLAN.. , 1920.
Price: US$38.43 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1920, London, Cassell and Company Ltd., first edition, pp310, black and white illustrations complete, tan cloth, black and white inset panel.
Seller: Graham York Rare Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, United Kingdom
Haggard, H. Rider. The Ancient Allan. Cassell & Co., London, New York, Toronto & Melbourne, 1920.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Front endpaper missing and front hinge starting. Perforations along rear gutter (about 1") and a patch of small black spots to spine. Beyond that, there is a still attractive unmarked copy in caramel cloth with fine monchrome pastedown and blind stamping to front board, and gilt titles to spine. Rectangular pastedown is repeated as illustration on verso of illustrations page. 8 illustrations by Albert Morrow. 54 titles advertised on verso of hafl-title page. 310 pp
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
H. Rider Haggard. The Ancient Allan. Cassell and Company, London, 1920.
Price: US$52.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition in light brown linen with gilt lettered spine and cover lettered and bordered in blind, paper illustration pasted to cover. Eight full page illustrations including the frontispiece by Albert Morrow. Also the cover illustration is repeated on the verso of the List of Illustrations. Scott 73: Whatmore F49. London: Cassell and Company (1920), 310 pages. Good. Loss of spine gilt, ink mark on back cover, tear to linen on top gutter, ink signed name dating 1946 on f.f.e. Toned end pages and small book store sticker on rear paste down.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Haggard, H. Rider. The Ancient Allan. Cassell London 1920, 1920.
Price: US$52.00 + shipping
Description: 1st edition hardback in original cloth Nice copy octavo 310pp., frontis., b/w pls., Little bit of edge-wear & neat ownership signature & booksellers stamp o/w nice copy
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
H. Rider Haggard. The Ancient Allan. Cassell and Company, 1920.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: London New york First edition, very minor wear
Seller: Ian Thompson, Milton, ON, Canada
H. Rider Haggard. The Ancient Allan. Cassell and Company, London, 1920.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition Variant Brown cloth decorated and lettered on the spine and cover in black. Eight full page illustrations including the frontispiece by Albert Morrow. Also the cover illustration is repeated on the verso of the List of Illustrations. Scott 73: Whatmore F49. London: Cassell and Company (1920), 310 pages. Good. Handling wear, cloth beginning to tear and fray along gutters and extremities, bumped corners. Penciled name to front end pages.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Haggard, H. Rider. The Ancient Allan. Cassell, London, 1920.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Scarce UK first edition of this late Haggard title. Original tan cloth with gilt and blind lettering and paper onlay to front cover. 8 illustrations by Albert Morrow. A lovely, clean, tight copy with no previous ownership inscriptions.
Seller: Dr Jeremy Parrott, London, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. The Ancient Allan. Cassell and Company, London, 1920.
Price: US$79.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition in light brown linen with gilt lettered spine and cover lettered and bordered in blind, paper illustration pasted to cover. Eight full page illustrations including the frontispiece by Albert Morrow. Also the cover illustration is repeated on the verso of the List of Illustrations. Scott 73: Whatmore F49. London: Cassell and Company (1920), 310 pages. A Good copy with some sun fading to spine, and modest soil including a white spot on cover. Cracked hinges, toned f.f.e, rear free end page missing; some of the page edges are white and some brown.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Haggard, H. Rider. THE ANCIENT ALLAN. Cassell, 1920.
Price: US$87.00 + shipping
Description: THE ANCIENT ALLAN, Cassell, 1920, first edition, slight wear to spine extremities, else a vg copy.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good+. London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1920. Eight illustrated plates by Albert Morrow; brown cloth, front panel blind stamped, spine panel gold stamped, pictorial paper inlay on front panel. Marked First edition 1920. An Allan Quatermain novel, direct sequel to The Ivory Child (1916). Fiction in America, 1870s- 1930s 378. Bleiler (1978), p. 89. Reginald 06524. Wolff 2841. Scott 73. Whatmore F48.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. The Ancient Allan. Cassell and Company, Ltd, London, 1920.
Price: US$125.52 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first edition in a scarce variant binding of H. Rider Haggard's adventure novel, with illustrations by Albert Morrow. The first edition in a scarce variant publisher's cloth binding, with the illustration of the seal to the verso of the list of illustrations and the list of Haggard's works, as expected to the first edition.Illustrated by Albert Morrow with a monochrome frontispiece and seven monochrome plates. Collated complete.This work was written by the popular adventure fiction writer H. Rider Haggard, a pioneer of the 'lost world' literary genre. This work follows Allan Quartermain and Lady Ragnall as they inhale taduki, a fictional drug that induces visions of previous incarnations, causing Quartermain to relive the experiences of ancient Egyptian aristocrat Shabaka. In the publisher's original cloth variant binding. Externally smart with fading to the spine, creasing to the spine, bumping and rubbing to the extremities with small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine, minor marks to the boards and closed tears to the joints with joints starting. Light offsetting to the front free endpaper with light cockling and slight ink marks to the rear and rear hinge tender. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages with light spotting throughout. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. The Ancient Allan. Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1920.
Price: US$140.90 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A smart first edition of this exciting adventure novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. Following Allan Quartermain and Lady Ragnall as they inhale taduki, a fictional drug that induces visions of previous incarnations, causing Quartermain to relive the experiences of ancient Egyptian aristocrat Shabaka. 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. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities and light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. The Ancient Allan. Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1920.
Price: US$230.56 + shipping
Description: A smart first edition of this exciting adventure novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. Following Allan Quartermain and Lady Ragnall as they inhale taduki, a fictional drug that induces visions of previous incarnations, causing Quartermain to relive the experiences of ancient Egyptian aristocrat Shabaka. 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. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, very smart with only minor wear to the extremities and very light fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. Morning Star. Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1920.
Price: US$249.77 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A smart reprint of the popular edition of this historical fantasy novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. Later printing of the Popular Edition. With the extremely scarce dust wrapper. A historical novel with elements of fantasy, set in Ancient Egypt some time after the expulsion of the Hyksos from Egypt , focusing on the heroine Neter-Tua. 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. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor fading to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with chipping to the extremities and the odd small closed tear. The odd small mark to the panels. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light age toning to the extremities. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-10] [1] 2-310 [note: first leaf is a blank], eight inserted plates with illustrations by Albert Morrow, original brown cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, pictorial paper inlay on front panel. First edition. 12,550 copies printed. An Allan Quatermain novel, direct sequel to The Ivory Child (1916). Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 738. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 378. Bleiler (1978), p. 89. Reginald 06524. Wolff 2841. Scott 73. Whatmore F48. A fine copy. (#30968)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. The Ancient Allan.. Cassell,, London,, 1920.
Price: US$864.58 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. 8vo. Original light brown cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced at 8/6 net on spine. Minor foxing to pages, no inscriptions. Jacket is complete and unrestored. Minor loss to top of spine. An Allan Quatermain novel, direct sequel to The Ivory Child. An interesting way of resurrecting the character of Allan away from the period and Africa of his day. Rare in jacket.
Seller: Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom