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Morning Star
de H. Rider Haggard
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Cassell and Company, LTD, 1910. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". A. C. Michael. A fantastical historical fiction novel by H. Rider Haggard, an uncommon to see first colonial edition. The first colonial edition, in a lovely decorative binding, with a pictorial front board. 'Cassell's Colonial Library' adverts to the rear. A historical fantasy novel by H. Rider Haggard, set in Ancient Egypt around the time after the expulsion of the Hyksos, roughly in around 1500-1200 BCE.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one colour plate, and one monochrome plates, by A. C. Michael.Collated, complete.Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper, and to the recto of the front free endpaper. Four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing to the boards and spine. A small amount of loss to the pictorial onlay to the head of the front board. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small cracks to the head and tail of the rear joint, and to the front joint. Gilt to the spine is rubbed and faded. Some light marks to the boards and spine, a little heavier to the rear board. Hinges are starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper, and to the recto of the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Good
Sinopsis
Haggard's classic Egyptian novel, filled with magic, wandering Kas (or spirit-doubles), old gods, romance, and adventure -- as only Haggard could write it! Features an introduction by Lin Carter.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 868P3
- Título
- Morning Star
- Autor
- H. Rider Haggard
- Ilustrador
- A. C. Michael
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Cassell and Company, LTD
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1910
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Morning Star h. rider haggard ancient egypt egypt h. rider haggard fantasy hyksos
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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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- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
