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Haggard, H. Rider Annotated Bibliography & Selected Collectible Books



As one of the most influential adventure writers of all time, H. Rider Haggard's work is not to be written off as light and inconsequential reading. His talent for thrilling stories, often set in exoticized and fictionalized versions of Africa, Asia, and South America, earned and continues to earn him a cherished place in readers' hearts. Haggard's work also rises above the level of light reading in terms of its value to collectors. First editions of his immensely popular novel King Solomon's Mines (Cassel and Company: London, 1885) are valued beginning at $1,500, commanding higher prices for the first issue, which was printed with several grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. Signed copies also are worth more, especially given that Haggard often wrote personal notes to those whose books he signed.

The sequel to King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain, was originally published in 1887 by London's Cassell and Company. The eponymous protagonist is often cited as the primary inspiration for Indiana Jones as well as other heroic anthropologists-cum-adventurers. First editions of this novel are valued up to $2,500. Short stories and novels by H. Rider Haggard were also frequently included in anthologized and serialized collections alongside works by other 19th and 20th century mystery and adventure novelists such as H.P Lovecraft and Ray Bradbury. Although individual copies of these printings are not particularly valuable - they were printed on cheap and flimsy paper -- complete sets are scarce are worth up to three thousand dollars.

Haggard, H. Rider. CETYWAYO AND HIS WHITE NEIGHBOURS. Trubner and Co., London (1882). or, Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal; 750 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. DAWN. Appleton (1884). 3 volumes; 500 copies.

Haggard, H Rider. King Solomons Mines. Cassell and Company, Ltd., London (1886). First edition, first issue, withBamamgwato forBamangwato on p. 10, line 14;to let twins to live forto let twins live on p. 122, line 27; andwrod instead ofword on p. 307, line 29, and with publisher's catalogue dated5 G. 8.85 and5 B. 8.85.; The first printing consist 2000 copies, half were bound in September, 1885 (constituting this first issue), 500 were bound the next month, and 500 were sent to New York and bound in November for the American issue.

Haggard, H. Rider. Allan Quatermain. Harper and Brothers, New York (1887). being an account of his further adventures and discoveries in company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart., Commander John Good, R.N. and one Umslopogaas; First issue, with Dongo for Donyop.17, third line from bottom, additionally Quartermain mispelled on caption Ee, p.78; Frontispiece portrait of Allan Quatermain with his facsimile autograph and 19 woodcut illustrations by J. Cooper from drawings by C.H.M. Kerr; 112 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. Dawn. D. Appleton and Co., New York (1887). First American edition.

Haggard, H. Rider. Jess. Smith, Elder and Co, London (1887). 2000 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. King Solomons Mines. Cassell, London (1887). Illustrated by Walter Paget

Haggard, H. Rider. She: A History of Adventure. Harper and Brothers, New York (1887). First edition, withgenelman on p. 59,misogynist on p. 88,had on p. 126, it on p. 258, andGoodness me on p. 269; Illustrated with two chromolithographic plates, one of sherd of Amenaertas by E.K. Johnson.

Haggard, H. Rider. Cetywayo and his white neighbours. Trubner and Co., London (1888). or, remarks on recent events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal

Haggard, H. Rider. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. Longmans Green and Co., London (1888). a tale of country life; 3 volumes.

Haggard, H. Rider. King Solomons Mines. Cassell and Company, London (1888). With illustrations by Walter Paget.

Haggard, H. Rider. Maiwas Revenge. Longmans, Green, and Co., London (1888). Or, The War of the Little Hand; 1st edition first issue, 16pp ads dated June 1888; Frontispiece and plates by Thulstrup Spine.

Haggard, H. Rider. Mr. Meeson's Will. Spencer Blackett, London (1888). sixteen full- page illustrations by A. Forestier and G. Montbard

Haggard, H. Rider. Allan's Wife and other tales. Spencer Blackett, London (1889). Frontispiece, plates and illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen and Charles Kerr; 100 numbered copies; IncludesHunter Quartermains story,A tale of three lions,Long odds

Haggard, H. Rider. Cleopatra. Longmans, Green, and Co., London (1889). Being An Account Of The Fall And Vengeance Of Harmachis, The Royal Egyptian, As Set Forth By His Own Hand; frontispiece and 28 illustrations (18 by M. Greiffenhagen and 11 by R. Caton Woodville)

Haggard, H. Rider. COLONEL QUARITCH V.C. Longmans green and Co., London (1889). A Tale of Country Life.

Haggard, H. Rider. Beatrice. Longmans, Green and Co, London (1890).

HAGGARD, H. Rider. Eric Brighteyes. Harper and Brothers, New York (1891). First American edition.

Haggard, H. Rider. Eric Brighteyes. Longmans, London (1891). Seventeen full page woodcuts by Lancelot Speed

Haggard, H. Rider. Maiwas Revenge. Longmans, Green and Co, London (1891). Or The War of The Little Hand; With 8 illustrations by C. Kerr

Haggard, H. Rider. MONTEZUMAS DAUGHTER. Longmans, Green and Co., London (1893). 24 inserted plates with illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen

Haggard, H. Rider. The People of the Mist. Longmans, Green and Co, London (1894). FIRST ISSUE with p. vi misnumbered as ii, p.1 line 21; with 16 full page illustrations by Arthur Layard

Haggard, H. Rider. Joan Haste. Longmans, Green, and Co., New York (1895). Frontispiece and plates by F.S. Wilson

Haggard, H. Rider. Heart of the World. Longmans, Green, and Co., London (1896). fifteen inserted plates with illustrations by Amy Sawyer; First British edition. 10,000 copies printed

Haggard, H. Rider. The Wizard. J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd., Bristol (1896). 20,000 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. Allan The Hunter. Lothrop Publishing Company (1898). A TALE OF THREE LIONS

Haggard, H. Rider. A FARMERS YEAR. Longmans, London (1899). BEING HIS COMMONPLACE BOOK FOR 1898; 37 inserted plates, 36 with illustrations by G. Leon Little and one facsimile engraving, two maps and two illustrations in text; Total 3000 copies; First edition 100 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. Swallow. Longmans, Green, and Co., London (1899). A Tale of the Great Trek; eight inserted plates with illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen; 10,000 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. The Last Boer War. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, London (1899). 5000 copies printed

Haggard, H. Rider. Black Heart and White Heart and Other Stories. (1900). with 33 Illustrations by Kerr and Townsend; Forty-five chapters in three sections; Black Heart and White Heart, Elissa, and The Wizard; First issue with18 for16 page.

Haggard, H. Rider. Lysbeth. Longmans, Green and Co, New York (1901). a tale of the Dutch; With Twenty-Six Illustrations by G. P. Jacomb Hood

Haggard, H. Rider. Rural England. Longmans, Green and Co, London (1902). Being an Account of Agricultural and Social Researches Carried Out in the Years 1901 and 1902; In Two Volumes; with 13 maps and 46 illustrations from photographs; 1500 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. Pearl-Maiden. Longmans, Green, and Co., New York (1903). a tale of the fall of Jerusalem; Frontispiece and plates by Byam Shaw

Haggard, H. Rider. Stella Fregelius. Longmans, Green and Co, New York (1904). a tale of three destinies; 10,000 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. The Brethren. Cassell, London (1904). First Candian edition

Haggard, H. Rider. A Gardeners Year. Longmans, green and Co. London (1905). 1500 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. Ayesha. Ward Lock and Co. Limited, London (1905). The Return of She

Haggard, H. Rider. King Solomons Mines. Cassell and Company, London (1905). Thirty two illustrations by W. Russell Flint

Haggard, H. Rider. REPORT ON THE SALVATION ARMY. HMSO, London (1905). Colonies in the United States and at Hadleigh, England with Scheme of National Land Settlement; The report describes the experiments of the Salvation Army in founding settlements in the United States for persons without capital, and its colony at Hadleigh, Essex.

Haggard, H. Rider. The poor and the land. Longmans, Green, and Co (1905). Being a report on the Salvation army colonies in the United States and at Hadleigh, England, with scheme of national land settlement and an introduction; 5000 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. Benita. Cassell and Co, London (1906). An African Romance; Frontispiece with tissue guard, 15 plates illustrations by Gordon Browne; 15,000 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. Rural England. Longmans (1906). BEING AN ACCOUNT OF AGRICULTURAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCHES CARRIED OUT IN THE YEARS 1901 and 1902. VOL 1 and 2.

Haggard, H. Rider. THE GHOST KINGS. Cassell, London (1908). Illustrated with a tissue-protected frontis and seven other plates by A. C. Michael

Haggard, H. Rider. THE LADY OF THE HEAVENS. Lovell (1908). THE GHOST KINGS

Haggard, Sir Rider. The Lady of Blossholme. Hodder and Stoughton, London (1909). first state with misprint p. 79 line16; Illustrated with a tissue-protected frontis and four other colour plates by W. Paget; 775 copies

Haggard, H. Rider. The Yellow God. Cassell and Co, London (1909). An Idol of Africa; Illustrated by A.C. Michael.

Haggard, H. Rider. Queen Shebas Ring. Eveleigh Nash, London (1910). inserted frontispiece with illustration in color by Cyrus Cuneo; First British edition. 18,600 copies; 7600 domestic copies with the Nash imprint

Haggard, H. Rider. Regeneration. Longmans, Green and Co., London (1910). Being an Account of the Social Work of The Salvation Army in Great Britain; Six photographic portraits including frontispiece

Haggard, H. Rider. Mahatma and the Hare. Henry Holt, New York (1911). With 12 illustrations by Messrs. W.T. Horton and H.M. Brock; American edition 500 copies; British Edition consist 5,000 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. Red Eve. Hodder and Stoughton, London (1911). four inserted plates with color illustrations by A. C. Michael; First edition 13,500 copies printed

Haggard, H. Rider. RURAL DENMARK AND ITS LESSONS. Longmans Green, London (1911). With 28 b/w illustrations; 1500 copies.

Haggard, H. Rider. The Mahatma and the Hare. Henry Holt, New York (1911). First American edition, published the same day as the British, was only 1500 copies (v.5000 British).

Haggard, H. Rider. The Mahatma and the hare. Longmans, Green and Co., London (1911). a dream story; Illustrated with 12 full-page drawings by H.M. Brock and W.T. Horton; First edition 5003 copies printed.

Haggard, H. Rider. Marie. Cassell and Co, London (1912). in Cassells Magazine Illustrated; Includes the complete text of Marie in six separate installments, with the original illustrations by A C Michael; Also many other articles and novellas.

Haggard, H. Rider. Child of the Storm. Cassell and Company, London (1913). illustrated by A. C. Michael

HAGGARD, H. RIDER. Love Eternal. Longmans, Green And Co., New York (1918). First American edition.

Haggard, H. Rider. Love Eternal. Cassell and Co, London (1918).

Haggard, H Rider. THE ANCIENT ALLAN. Cassell and Company, Ltd, London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne (1920). 12,550 copies printed; eight inserted plates with illustrations by Albert Morrow

Haggard, H. Rider. The Ancient Allan. Longmans, Green And Co., New York (1920). inserted frontispiece with color illustration by Enos B. Comstock

Haggard, H. Rider. She And Allan. Longmans, Green and Co., New York (1921). inserted frontispiece with color illustration by E. B. Comstock; four-color pictorial dust jacket (reproducing the frontispiece painting by Enos B. Comstock)

Haggard, H. Rider. Virgin of the Sun. Doubleday, Page, Garden City (1922).

Haggard, H. Rider. Wisdoms Daughter. Hutchinson, London (1923). The Life and Love Story of She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed

Haggard, H. Rider. Heu-Heu or The Monster. Hutchinson, London (1924).

Haggard, H. Rider. Queen of the Dawn. The Ryerson Press, Toronto (1925). A Love Tale of Old Egypt.

Haggard, H. Rider. Benita. Cassell and Co Ltd Pub, London (1926). An African Romance; Spine states26 net inside 1 circle as issued

Longman, C.J. The Days of My Life. Longmans, London (1926). an autobiography; 2 volumes.

Haggard, H. Rider. Treasure of the Lake. Grosset and Dunlop, New York (1926).

HAGGARD, H. RIDER. Allan and the Ice Gods. Doubleday, Garden City (1927).

Haggard, H. Rider. Allan and the Ice Gods. Hutchinson, London (1927). a tale of beginnings

Haggard, H. Rider. Marion Isle. Doubleday, Doran and Co, New York (1929).

Haggard, H. Rider. Belshazzar. Stanley Paul, London (1930).


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