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Publication Date: 1968
Seller: Book Souk, Porstoy, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 150 grams.
Published by Headline Review, 2007
Seller: Jeff 'n' Joys Quality Books, Redcar, United Kingdom
First Edition
Softback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No dustjacket. First (Thus). This is a first printing of this edition with a single #1 as the number sequence. B format (130 x 198 mm) paperback. Some tanning to pages. "The legend of King Solomon's diamond mines has lured countless treasure hunters into the depths of unchartered Africa - not one has survived. But that doesn't deter Allan Quatermain." IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH.
Published by Pan MacMillan Books, 1951
Seller: Allyouneedisbooks Ltd, Westbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
1st Thus. Condition: vg. Pan 1st edition 163 1951 1st printing paperback, vg In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.
Published by Pan MacMillan Books, 1951
Seller: Allyouneedisbooks Ltd, Westbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
1st Thus. Condition: vg++. Pan 1st edition 163 1951 1st printing paperback, vg++, In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.
Published by New York: Riverdale Classics, 1990
Seller: Books On The Green, Lydd, KENT, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
1st edition (thus). Paperback. Light wear to cover, otherwise very good. 281 pp.
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1956
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1956. First Edition Thus. 278 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Published by Pan, GB, 1951
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: VG+. Mendoza (cover) (illustrator). 1st Thus. Name of owner at front of book. Very clean tight book Spinal strip of rear cover bit browned.
Published by J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd., 1963
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1963. First Edition Thus. 214 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown patterned cloth boards and lettering. Gilt school stamp to front board. Contains black and white illustrations. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.
Published by Peter Haddock Books, 1997
ISBN 10: 0710509405ISBN 13: 9780710509406
Seller: Sapphire Books, Peterborough, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published In 1997 : 1st. Edition : Peter Haddock Books : Small Paperback Format : Overall , A Very Nice Book :
Published by J M Dent & Sons, London, 1963
Seller: Buybyebooks, Honiton, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Fabric & Board. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A R Whitear (illustrator). 1st Thus. Black native repeating illustration on beige fabric with red titles to front & spine, light wear. D/w spine faded, price clipped, some sun tanning, split to front top seam. 214 numbered pages followed by a few adverts, b/w & colour illustrated, light fore edge foxing, pages unmarked. Binding tight. Size 14.5 x 21.7 cm A nice tidy copy.
Published by Pan, 1951
Seller: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1951 Pan paperback 1st Edition 1st Impression. Very good clean tight binding with wonderful 50's cover design as shown. Bound in sections.
Published by Macdonald, 1956
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Fair. 1956. First Edition Thus. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Sticker to front free endpaper. Tape marking to endpapers. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed.
Published by Castle, GB, 1987
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: nrFine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+ DW. 1st Thus. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1200g.
Published by Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1886
Seller: Rattlesnake Books, London, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Small softcover in simple unadorned wraps. 'Tauchnitz Edition, Collection of British and Authors, Vol. 2386'. Publisher's adverts at rear. Protected by a historical/contemporary glassine cover. Previous bookshop(?) stamp top right corner. Slight lean, some shelf wear.
Published by Readers Digest, UK, 1996
Seller: Tee Books, London, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Walter Paget (illustrator). 1st Edition. Afterword by Robert E Morsberger.
Published by Singer Es Wolfner, Budapest
Seller: Dr Jeremy Parrott, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. First Edition. Very scarce Hungarian first edition of Haggard's famous story, undated but c.1900. In publisher's red cloth lettered and decorated in black. Two vols. (144 & 140pp) bound in one as issued. Slight rubbing to extremities and minor damp staining to endpapers but a sound copy nonetheless and an interesting addition to any Haggard collection.
Published by Gramercy, New York, 1996
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. An excellent copy of this collection of three novels by prominent English writer, Sir Henry Rider Haggard. First thus, being the first time these three novels were published in one binding. These three novels were originally published between 1885 and 1887. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped and vanishingly scarce dust wrapper. This collection is comprised of three novels by English author Henry Rider Haggard, including 'She', 'King Solomon's Mines' and 'Allan Quatermain'. Haggard was a pioneer in the world of adventure fiction and romance, being a key author in the lost world genre, which was very popular at the time.'Allan Quatermain' was a sequel to the ever popular 'King Solomon's Mines', with all three novels in this collection set in Africa, as was common with Haggard's adventure novels. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear and the odd handling mark. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine. book.
Published by Jeremy Mills Publishing 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 095464848XISBN 13: 9780954648480
Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Condition: Fine. First edition thus. Hardback. Small quarto. xxi, 679pp. Number 38 in a limited edition of 100 copies. Printed laminated hardback. Near fine copy. Previous owner's initials to end paper.
Published by Cassell and Company, 1899
Seller: William Collins Rare and Collectable Books, Grimsby, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition. 110th Thousand. In good condition, especially considering the date when published. Marks to back boards, otherwise red boards in good condition. Ffep has been clipped. Writing on first title page and booksellers mark. Other than the occasional small mark, internal pages are in very good condition. Overall, a lovely copy.
Published by JM Classic Editions (Jeremy Mills), GB, 2005
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 17/100 copies. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1600g.
Published by London: Cassell & Company, 1886, 1886
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
First Edition
[Fantasy Adventure] FIRST EDITION, the seventh impression. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[4] 320 [14]. With the folding colour map frontispiece. Publisher's red cloth pictorially blocked in black, with titles in gilt to spine and black to upper, and light yellow-coated endpapers. Catalogue dated 5G.1.86, final text leaf (p.320) is coded 20.286. Black ink ownership to half-title, and a minor repair to map with archival tape. Light toning and occasional spotting throughout. Re-cased with splits to hinges and a lean. Moderate general wear to cloth, with some toning to spine. Good. The first of the famous Allan Quatermain tales, inspired by the huge success of Stevenson's 'Treasure Island' (1883). Following a map drawn 300 years ago by a dying man, three adventurers set out in search of the legendary riches of King Solomon's diamond mines. On their journey they have to cross deserts, mountains and inhabitants that kill strangers. Will they make the journey and become the richest men on Earth? First published in 1885. Whatmore, 'H. Rider Haggard: A Bibliography' (London 1987), F3.
Published by Cassell & Company, 1885
Seller: M and M Books, Barkway, HERTS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Ist Edition, 2nd state with ads at rear "5 G. 10.8". Red cloth covers. Spine very faded and rubbed. Some soiling to covers. Corners bumped and rubbed. 320pp. Map is detached with a tear. Light foxing to some pages. Cracks to hinge throughout with contents being shaken.
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd, 1885
Seller: Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Poor. 1st edition, 2nd state. Cloth, G. 320pp+16pp publishers adverts, folding colour frontis, a poor copy of the second issue of one of the seminal novels of the Victorian era. Hinges weak front & rear, large repaired tear to the map, spine wrinkled & bubbled as if from having been wet at some time, sporadic foxing. An early issue of the first edition - Title page dated 1885, adverts at rear dated 5.G10.8 and 5B.10.85. The typographical errors are all corrected. Immensely popular tale of African Adventure which was written by Haggard as a bet with his brother. The book was the first work of fiction set in Africa & one of the earliest 'Lost World' adventures, spawning a whole sub genre of adventure literature. 500 grams.
Published by Cassell, London, 1885
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
First Edition
1st edition. 1st edition, 3rd issue. The 1st edition was first published in 2 issues, both having typographical errors. It was re-issued in October 1885 with these errors corrected and this copy is that issue. This issue is often advertised incorrectly as the 1st edition, 2nd issue. Boards are a little marked but not badly and spine lightly worn & a little faded. Inner hinges have been repaired at some time, the front one better than the back one. Owner's name on front pastedown. Map has a long tear. Used - Good. Good hardback in original decorated red cloth.
Published by Cassell & Company, London, 1885
Seller: MANOR COLLECTABLES, WOODHALL SPA, LINCS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The scarce sixth thousand of this classic adventure. Published in late November 1885, the same year as the first edition, first issue, this is believed to be the third printing (with the three textual misprints of the earlier issues corrected). After the first issue of 1,000 copies, two other issues of 500 copies each were published, followed by rapid further printings in October, November and December 1885. Deep red cloth with black lettering, gilt title lettering to spine. 8vo, 320pp with folding map present opposite title page & 16 pages (2 sheets unopened) of advertised books at rear dated 5G 11.85. Date code beneath last line on p. 320 is 20.1185. Generally very clean. Ink name to half title. Inner hinges strengthened with matching yellow paper from a similar edition from the same year. Presents very well.
Published by Cassell & Company, Limited 1885, London, 1885
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, later issue with errors corrected. vi, 320, [18 ads] pp. Original red decorated cloth with gilt lettering on spine. With repaired, fold-out frontispiece treasure map and new endpapers. Wear to spine ends and corners, slight marking to boards. Minimal scattered spotting within. 8vo.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The second impression of the third issue of H. Rider Haggard's classic adventure novel, marking the first appearance of iconic adventurer Allan Quatermain. A later issue of the first edition of Haggard's best known novel. Published in the year of the first edition, and with advertisements dated November of that year, this copy is the second impression of the third issue. Scott, 4.The first impression of the third issue was printed the month prior.With all miss-prints of the first and second issues corrected.With the printer's code 20.1285 to the tail of page 320, and with the advertisements to the rear dated both 5G.11.85 and 5B.11.85.Illustrated with a colour folding map frontispiece, and with a vignette map illustration to page 27. Collated, complete.With an extensive former owner's pencil inscription to the front free endpaper, dated December 2008.With the contemporary inscription of Aunty Bette and Henry W. Platten to the half title.Rebacked, retaining original endpapers.Detailing the adventures of a group of explorers in Africa, led by professional big game hunter Allan Quatermain, this work is considered to be the origins of the lost world literary genre. Rebacked, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Retaining the original endpapers. Fading to back strip, with light handling marks to boards. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with instances of spotting throughout. Very Good. book.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. None stated (illustrator). First edition. The first edition, third issue of H. Rider Haggards best known work. The first edition, third issue with the two misprints from the first and second issue ('Bamangwato' and 'Let twins live') corrected. After the first and second issue, the work was reprinted three further times that year in October, November and December. This copy has the October date to the ads to the rear, indicating that it is the third issue.In the original publisher's cloth.Illustrated with a folding plate to the front.This adventure novel was written by H. Rider Haggard and is one of the author's most popular novels, being adapted to TV and film many times. This work tells the story of an expedition to an unexplored region of Africa, lead by Haggard's popular character, Allan Quatermain. This work is considered to be one of the pioneers of the 'lost world' genre, a genre which Haggard is best known for. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with fading to the spine, very minimal handling marks, slight shelf wear and a slight lean. Hinges starting with an ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally generally firmly bound with slight strain in places and the odd page starting. Pages lightly age toned with scattered spotting. Very Good Indeed. book.
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. First Edition. 1st Edition 1885. Authors own signed bookplate to endpaper. Uncommon book. Title page dated 1885, adverts at rear dated 20.1285 and 5G.11.85. Later state edition. Book is very good+ and in bright condition. Edges lightly rubbed. Contents good. Foxing to pages. Heavy in places. A nice example slightly let down with the foxing. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 17647. Signed by Author(s).
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [5]-vi, [1], 8-320pp, [16]. Rebound in full morocco, raised bands, spine in six panels, leather title label to second panel, author label to fourth, single line border to covers, triple line to inner edges, a.e.g. with marbled endpapers. Externally bright and clean. Text with a hint of browning, very occasional light spotting, but generally quite bright and clean. Closed tear to map frontispiece, with small tear to central fold, browned to reverse. The first edition, with the textual misprints and the correctly dated advertisements to rear. Sadleir 1089; Wolff 2863; Bleiler, page 137; Allen 31; Scott 4 Size: 8vo.