The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story
de Haggard, H. Rider
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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911. 165[+ publisher's ads]pp. Octavo. First American edition. Publisher's green cloth with gold gilt lettering and an illustration stamped to the front board, as well as gold gilt lettering stamped to the spine. Illustrated with twelve black and white plates, including the frontispiece. Very minor rubbing along the edges of the boards; slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally clean and tight. Overall, a very good to near fine copy. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (22 June 1856- 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. This is the first American edition of this book, which was printed at the same time as the UK first, but limited to 1500 copies--there were 5000 copies of the first UK edition. The illustrations were done by W. T. Horton and H. M. Brock. 1911
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- Título
- The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story
- Autor
- Haggard, H. Rider
- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- 1
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- Henry Holt and Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1911
- Palabras clave
- English Author|English Lit|First Edition|Lost World Genre|Modern 1STS
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
