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H. Rider Haggard.. THE BRETHREN.. , 1904.
Price: US$19.24 + shipping
Description: London, Cassell and Company Limited, first edition, pp342 + 16, red cloth. Small section missing from front endpaper, with no loss of text, spine faded, otherwise good.
Seller: Graham York Rare Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, United Kingdom
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: viii + 344 pp. Previous owner's inked name-date on fr pastedown and on page 1, Author's note, prologue & 24 titled chapters. 5.1" x 7.8" red cloth boards, gilt fr cover design and letters, External wear, esp top and bttom age-darkened spine, binding tight, very slight forward lean, pages clean, in glassine wrapper. Size: Small Octavo
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Haggard, H. Rider. The Brethren. Cassell and Company, Limited 1904, London, 1904.
Price: US$25.66 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: viii, 342, 2, 16 pp. Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to front board & spine. Spine darkened. Tear to the head of the spine, 1.5 cm. Marks to boards. Hinges split. Internally clean. 8vo.
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. The Brethren. Cassell and Company, London, 1904.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cassell's Colonial edition in red cloth decorated and lettered in silver on the spine and cover. Ad front end pages, one leaf of ads followed by 16 page catalog dated September 1904 at rear. Illustrated with a tissue guarded frontispiece and interior plates, not contained in the first domestic cloth edition. London: Cassell and Company, (1904), 342 pages. Good - Sun darkened spine, cloth has overall handling wear and a few soil spots. Much of spine panel no longer glued to book block, inked name dated 4/27/1905 on half title page,
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Brethren by H. Rider Haggard (First Edition) Slight lean. Front inner hinge shows webbing, rear inner hinge starting. Mild dust-soiling and a quarter-inch frayed tear to upper spine edge. Foxing to outer text block edges. Owner's writing to front endpaper.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Haggard, H. Rider. The Brethren. London: Cassell, 1904, 1904.
Price: US$57.72 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 20x14cm. viii. 342pp. ii. xvi. Snall tears to head of spine. Cloth tear to rear hinge at foor. spine sunned. Slightly sprung.
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. The Brethren. Cassell and Company, London, 1904.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition in publisher's red cloth stamped and decorated in gilt on spine and cover, green floral end papers, one leaf of ads followed by 16 page catalog dated September 1904 at rear. Scott 42 : Whatmore F27. London: Cassell and Company, (1904), 342 pages. A VG or better copy with light wear and soil to cloth, soft spine ends. Very modest foxing to interior.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Haggard, H. Rider. The Brethren. Cassell, London, 1904.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: HB VG. Spine a bit dulled. Gift inscription
Seller: 221Books, Westlake Village, CA, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. The Brethren. Cassell and Company, London, 1904.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition in publisher's red cloth stamped and decorated in gilt on spine and cover, green floral end papers, one leaf of ads followed by 16 page catalog dated September 1904 at rear. Scott 42 : Whatmore F27. London: Cassell and Company, (1904), 342 pages. Fine copy with lightly sunned spine, modest wear and soil. Inked name to top of "Author's Note" page.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Haggard, H. Rider. The Brethren. London; Cassell; 1904;, 1904.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st ed.; The Crusades; VG, sml prev own insc.; a nice, bright copy
Seller: Walt Barrie Rare Books, gleneden beach, OR, U.S.A.
HAGGARD, [Sir] Henry Rider (1856-1925). The Brethren. London: Cassell and Company, 1904, 1904.
Price: US$121.86 + shipping
Description: [Historical fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viii; 342 [16]. Catalogue dated 9.04. Publisher's red cloth, with gilt titles to spine and upper, and patterned endpapers. Ink ownership to half-title, some spotting, edges toned, contents shaken within the case. Fairly light wear and a few marks to cloth; spine a bit sunned. Very good. A classic fantasy adventure about the Sultan Salah ad-Din's famous twelfth century campaign against the crusader states, which resulted in a devastating Muslim victory at the Battle of Hattin in 1187. Conceived during Haggard's trip to Cyprus and the Holy Land in 1900, and serialised in Cassell's Magazine from December 1903. Whatmore, 'H. Rider Haggard: A Bibliography' (London 1987), F27.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. The Brethren. Cassell & Company Ltd., London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904.
Price: US$153.93 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: An exciting first edition of H. Rider Haggard's historical novel, set during the Third Crusade. This work features important historical figure Saladin as well as the Assassins as chacracters, being a piece of historical fiction set in the Third Crusade of the twelfth century.H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English novelist primarily known for his works of adventure fiction, including 'She' and 'King Solomon's Mines'. The majority of his works have exotic settings, primarily Africa, and he was an extremely prolific writer, producing over fifty novels, three short story collections and a number of non-fiction works and works published in periodicals. His works have been adapted for screen many times, with this work made into a 1922 South African film.This is a first edition.With sixteen pages of publisher's advertisements bount to the rear. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, otherwise minor wear. Ownership inscription to the front endpaper. Internally generally firmly bound, both front and rear hinges strained but firm. Pages are bright and clean bar the occasional spot. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. The Brethren. Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1904.
Price: US$173.17 + shipping
Description: An exciting second impression of H. Rider Haggard's historical novel, set during the Third Crusade. Second impression, October 1904. Originally published September 1904. A piece of historical fiction set in the Third Crusade of the twelfth century, featuring important historical figure Saladin as well as the Assassins as characters. 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. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$192.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st Canadian Edition 1904 (MCMIV). Extremely rare edition. Last one I saw on sale was in 2001. Octavo (20 x 14cm). pp.viii, 342 pages (printed by Cassell & Company, London)+ 2-page undated Catalogue (New Novels by Cassell). Frontispiece and 3 illustrations by H.R.Millar (1st British edition had no illustrations. 1st American edition had 16 Millar illustrations but different from those in this Canadian edition). Publishers red cloth with gilt lettering and silver shield/cross to front board. Cloth boards have minor blemishes, slightly dulled, bottom corners are worn. Spine is sunned. Book is tight, clean pages. No browning or foxing other than some to endpapers, catalogue pages, half title/verso, frontispiece tissue guard, and title page. Ink inscription + ex Libris owner sticker on half title page. Bookseller stamp on rear endpaper and Bookseller sticker on rear inner board. Contact for further details about this unique copy.
Seller: SEVERNBOOKS, Telford, SHROP, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. The Brethren. Cassell and Company, London, 1904.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cassell's Colonial edition - First Colonial edition in illustrated soft cover: Scarce. This edition contains ads dated June 1904, and so predates the first cloth UK edition that was published in September! Another difference, is that this soft back is illustrated with a frontispiece and interior plates, not contained in the first domestic cloth edition. Red paper wraps that ruled, lettered and decorated in black, ads for front end pages, and 5 pages of ads at rear. London: Cassell and Company, (1904), 342 pages. Good - Spine has a missing piece at foot and is chipped and toned. Wraps have other small imperfections; foxing to page ends. Interior with some foxing, and inked name at top of first free end page.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
H. Rider Haggard. The Brethren. Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1904.
Price: US$378.41 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: An exciting first edition of H. Rider Haggard's historical novel, set during the Third Crusade. First Colonial Library edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates not contained in the first domestic cloth edition. Collated complete. A piece of historical fiction set in the Third Crusade of the twelfth century, featuring important historical figure Saladin as well as the Assassins as characters. 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. Publisher's advertisements to the rear, with Cassell's Colonial Library catalogue to the front and rear dated June 1904. The first edition of this work was dated September 1904. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges. Rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Further spotting and light age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
H. Rider Haggard. The Brethren. Cassell and Company, London, 1904.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed First Edition. Flat signed in black ink on the half title page, and with a Christmas 1904 gift inscription from original owners. Publisher's red cloth stamped and decorated in gilt on spine and cover, green floral end papers, one leaf of ads followed by 16 page catalog dated September 1904 at rear. Scott 42 : Whatmore F27. London: Cassell and Company, (1904), 342 pages. A Good copy with a toned spine that has some loss of gilt, chipped spine ends, and with some frayed cloth along rear gutter and tips; some wear and some small soils spots.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.