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The Way of the Spirit
de H. Rider Haggard
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1906. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The colonial edition of this adventure novel by the popular H. Rider Haggard. The colonial edition, published in the same year as the first edition. In the publisher's original red cloth variant binding. This novel was written by H. Rider Haggard, a popular author of adventure novels and a pioneer of the 'lost world' genre. The story follows a young man called Ruper Ullershaw who, after the suicide of the women he loves and promising his mother to always 'follow the way of the spirit, not that of the flesh', spends 11 years soldiering in India and Egypt. After his return to England he is soon sent back to Egypt for a dangerous mission.Advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with fading to the spine and to the head of the front, marks to the boards, bumping and rubbing to the extremities, slight rubbing to the joints, and very small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges starting with a past owner's signature to the front free endpaper and age toning to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages with spotting, heaviest to the front and rear. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 899Z43
- Título
- The Way of the Spirit
- Autor
- H. Rider Haggard
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Hutchinson & Co
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1906
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- H. Rider Haggard fiction novel adventure fiction
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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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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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
