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Morning Star
de H. Rider Haggard
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Cassell and Company, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 6". A. C. Michael. The first edition of this fantastical historical fiction novel by H. Rider Haggard, set in Ancient Egypt. The first edition of this work, with a sixteen page publisher's catalogue to the rear, date '1/10', as called for.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one further colour plate, and one monochrome plate, by A. C. Michael. Collated, complete.Described in a contemporary newspaper review as 'a very exciting and cleverly constructed romance', Haggard's novel is set some time after the expulsion of the Hyksos from Egypt, around 1500-1200 BCE. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. A touch of fading to back strip, with light shelf wear to back strip tail. Light spotting to fore edge of text block. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with light spotting throughout. Very Good Indeed
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 #
- 897F33
- Título
- Morning Star
- Autor
- H. Rider Haggard
- Ilustrador
- A. C. Michael
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Cassell and Company
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1910
- Tamaño
- 8" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- Morning Star fantasy historical fiction Hyksos fantasy
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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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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
