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Swallow A Tale of the Great Trek
de H. Rider Haggard
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London, New York and Bombay: Longmans, Green and Co., 1899. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7" by 5". Maurice Greiffenhagen. A first edition of Swallow: A Tale of the Great Trek by H. Rider Haggard. Illustrated with eight plates by Maurice Greiffenhagen. Sir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE (1856 - 1925) was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature, continue to be popular and influential. Maurice Greiffenhagen (1862 - 1931) was a British painter and Royal Academician. He illustrated books and designed posters as well as painting idyllic landscapes. W. H. Smith and Son, London blindstamp to front free endpaper. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound but with slight wear to extremities, rubbing and occasional marks to boards. Hinges strained. Internally, generally firmly bound although slightly strained in places. Bright but with slight scattered foxing and handling marks. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- GEN31-D-12
- Título
- Swallow A Tale of the Great Trek
- Autor
- H. Rider Haggard
- Ilustrador
- Maurice Greiffenhagen
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London, New York and Bombay
- Fecha de publicación
- 1899
- Tamaño
- 7" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Maurice Greiffenhagen Sir Henry Rider Haggard Swallow Sir Henry Rider Haggard
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Rooke Books
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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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- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
