H. Rider Haggard. Mahatma and The Hare: A Dream Story. Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1911.

Price: US$695.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Inscribed First American edition in green cloth, variant binding stamped in gilt on spine and on cover. Frontispiece and 11 other b/w illustrations by W.T. Horton and H. M. Brock. 12 pages of ads dated "vii '10" at rear. Scott 58A: Whatmore F38 (6a). Inscribed on the half-title page: "To/Belita Stevens/from/H. Rider Haggard/Ditchingham/19 Nov. 1911". Belita Stivens was the wife of Dr. Lyne Stivens, Haggard's friend and physician. Dr. Stiven's name appears in Haggard's autobiography and in his books: A FARMERS YEAR and RURAL ENGLAND. Inscription dated one month after publication. New York: Henry Holt and Company (1911), 165 pages. A well preserved copy with modest wear at spine ends and tips; "Queens House School" in blue ink on f.f.e.

Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.