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The Last Boer War
de H Rider Haggard
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa blanda
- First
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. , 1899. First edition. Paperback. Good. 7" by 4.5". None . The first edition of H Rider Haggard's account of the First Boer War of 1880-1. The first edition of this work. Originally written in 1882 but not published until 1889.Haggard refers to this conflict as the 'Last' Boer War, unaware of the subsequent Second Boer War that would take place from 1899 to 1902. Appendix to rear. Author's note to preface. H Rider Haggard was a famous English writer of adventure fiction, mainly known for the use of exotic settings and as a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. In the original publisher's wraps, rebacked. Externally with light chipping and creasing to extremities, wraps lightly marked. Previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper dated 1907, and to half title dated 1899. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first and las few leaves, not affecting pages that are otherwise generally bright and clean. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 867A9
- Título
- The Last Boer War
- Autor
- H Rider Haggard
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1899
- Tamaño
- 7" by 4.5"
- Palabras clave
- h rider haggard first editions first boer war first editions
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Leaves
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- First Edition
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