King Solomon's Mines by Haggard, First Edition

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About this Item: Longmans, Green, New York, 1941. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. First American Edition. This book is clean, tight, square with very good corners and internally unmarked in a very good dust jacket in mylar. It is lightly rubbed and has light stains and there a small name on the ffep. The dust jacket has some chips at the spine ends. It has 374, bright, clear pages bound in tan covered boards with black titles on the spine and front. Seller Inventory # 019135

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About this Item: New York: Council on Books in Wartime / Armed Services Edition / ASE # 795 1st Printing circa, 1945. Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. ----------vintage paperback. An Allan Quatermain adventure. Touch of shelfwear, a perhaps unread near fine copy. Seller Inventory # 006678

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About this Item: Council on Books in Wartime, New York. Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [ca. 1942]. First Armed Services edition, No. 795. 3 3/4" x 5 1/2". Original printed stiff colored wrappers. Very good (minor rubbing; spine faded). 319 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Text browned due to paper quality. Seller Inventory # 2222142

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About this Item: New York: Prudential Book Co., 1900. First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 159 p. Series; Wakefield Series No. 31. Notes; Publication date approximate. Subjects; Fiction. Africa. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 239639

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About this Item: New York: Prudential Book Co., 1900. First Edition. Physical description; 159 p. Series; Wakefield Series No. 31. Notes; Publication date approximate. Subjects; Fiction. Africa. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 239639

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About this Item: Cassell, UK, 1930. Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. New Edition. New Edition C1930. Undated. Book is very good++ and quite bright. Contents good. The wrapper is good++ and quite bright. Edges rubbed, creased nicked and a number of small closed tears. Loss to spine top. More images can be taken upon request.Ref 14080 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 016477

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About this Item: Published by The Readers Library Publishing Company c. 1930, London, 1930. , 1-253 pages, contains 2 pages of advertisements at the front of the volume First Edition Thus , spine, corners and edges rubbed, spine faded slightly, pages browned, foxing to endpapers, book in good condition , dustwrapper torn slightly at the corners and edges, small graze to front, good condition , red cloth with gilt titles and decoration on the front and spine , 17 x 11cm Hardback ISBN: Seller Inventory # 74153

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About this Item: Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1886. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition (Thus). Collection of British Authors: Tauchnitz Edition Vol. 2386. First edition thus, in red cloth with gilt and black decorated cover and spine, back cover ruled in blind, blue patterned page edges, floral end papers. 16 page publisher's catalog at rear dated November 1889. Digest sized 160mm X 110mm. Whatmore F3 (6b). Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz (1886), 288 pages. This VG copy with modest forward lean and edge wear, first free end page has neatly tape repaired tear at hinge and a couple of tiny chips, small bookstore sticker on front paste down, toned half-title page has previous owner's name. Seller Inventory # 204200

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About this Item: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1885. 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. Seller Inventory # 29534

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About this Item: Cassell and Company, New York, 1885. Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st American. Here is possibly the first American edition of King Solomon's Mines Three novels; Marvelous in Our Eyes by Emma Hornibrook, KSM, and then Old Fulkerson's Clerk by Mrs. J. H. Walworth are all bound together. These three are all Cassell New York publications, with the third dated 1886, the others undated. Known errors of the first printing have been fixed. Bound in quarter pebbled leather and with gilt tiled spine. Owner's stamps at both pastedowns are dated February 22 1888. New York: Cassell and Company (n.d. 1885), 320 pages. Leather binding shows wear, top edge dust darkened, pages toning. Seller Inventory # 183840

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About this Item: Cassell & Company, London, 1885. 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. Seller Inventory # 2427

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About this Item: Cassell and Company, London, 1885. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, third issue; with text errors fixed, and with publisher's catalog dated "5 G.10.85" and "5 B. 10.85". This is the first of the corrected issues with the October date rather than either November or December. Publisher's original red cloth, gilt and black stamped spine, front and back covers stamped in black, pale yellow end papers. Color fold out map as frontispiece, additional map on page 27. Scott 4 : Whatmore F3. London: Cassell and Company (1885), 320 pages + 16 page catalog. This VG copy has some sun fading to spine, cracked hinges, some soiling to cloth. Nice clean book block has lightly scattered foxing, tiny tear at top edge of f.f.e., and some archival tape to verso of fold-out map. Seller Inventory # 204197

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About this Item: Cassell, UK, 1888. Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good++. Reprint. Reprint 1888. 63rd Thousand printing. Signed by the author to the inner page. Un-common signed. Book is good++ and in quite bright condition. Edges lightly rubbed. Spine tips quite rubbed with light surface loss. Spine and cloth darkened. Nice clean contents. Gutters cracked but all holding well. More digital images can be taken upon request. Ref 13325 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 016160

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About this Item: Cassell and Company, London, 1885. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, second issue; with "Bamamgwato" for "Bamangwato" on p. 10, line 14; "to let twins to live" for "to let twins live" on p. 122, line 27; and "wrod" instead of "word" on p. 307, line 29, and with publisher s catalog dated "5 G.10.85" and "5 B.10.85." rather than the 5G.8.85 catalog. Contemporary rebinding in black leather with gilt titled and ribbed spine, black end papers. Color fold out map as frontispiece, additional map on page 27. Scott 4 : Whatmore F3. London: Cassell and Company (1885), 320 pages + 16 page catalog. Fine copy. The contemporary leather looks new, The book block is unmarked with white to off/white pages; a few pages have minor spots of toning. Fold out map has professional restoration tape on verso, and also at hinge between frontispiece and title page. A handsome well preserved copy. Seller Inventory # 204194

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About this Item: Cassell and Company, London, 1885. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st American. First American edition - rare blue binding. The first British printing (2000 copies) were bound in Britain in maroon cloth with dated ads at back (1500) copies; 500 sheets of this first printing were sent to Cassell's New York office and bound in the US without ads at the back and with floral end papers, constituting the first American issue. In addition to maroon covers, some of the earliest US issues were bound in blue, green, or purple. Scott 4 : Whatmore F3. This copy has the three, first issue errors corrected, indicating that this is a November or December printing. This American issue has the identical book block of the first British edition but is bound differently as follows: the spine has "CASSELL AND COMPANY,/Limited." in gilt at heel as well as two gilt bars at heel and crown; green floral end papers, no catalog at rear, back cover has design in blind rather than black, and measures 5mm less in height an length. Color fold out map as frontispiece, additional map on page 27. London: Cassell and Company (1885), 320 pages. This VG copy with forward lean, edge wear with some very modest loss of cloth, dust darkened top edge and other signs of age. Neatly affixed bookplate to front paste down, the fold out map has a 4" tear that has been well repaired with clear tape, unmarked book block is not foxed; but does have a couple of fingerprint smudges. Seller Inventory # 204199

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About this Item: Cassell and Company, London, 1885. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, second issue; with "Bamamgwato" for "Bamangwato" on p. 10, line 14; "to let twins to live" for "to let twins live" on p. 122, line 27; and "wrod" instead of "word" on p. 307, line 29, and with publisher s catalog dated "5 G.10.85" and "5 B.10.85." rather than the 5G.8.85 catalog. Publisher's original red cloth, gilt and black stamped spine, front and back covers stamped in black, pale yellow end papers. Color fold out map as frontispiece, additional map on page 27. Scott 4 : Whatmore F3. London: Cassell and Company (1885), 320 pages + 16 page catalog. This VG copy has some sun fading to spine, forward lean and is slightly shaken with cracked hinges, some soiling to cloth. Nice clean book block has lightly scattered foxing, tiny tear to f.f.e. and an un-ripped fold out map. Seller Inventory # 204195

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About this Item: Cassell and Company, Ltd, London, 1885. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full red calf, gilt rules on the boards, raised bands on the spine, morocco spine labels, marbled end papers and all edges gilt, cloth covers bound in at the rear. A very handsome production, likely mid-20th century. Expertly rebacked with the original spine laid down. Map with a short tear professionally closed. First issue with the following points: p.10 - "Bamamgwato"; p.122 3rd line up - "let twins to live"; p. 307 footnote, second to last line - "wrod." Ads dated 5 G. 8.85. One of approximately 1000 first issue copies. H. Rider Haggard's influential Victorian adventure tale. King Solomon's Mines follows the adventure of Sir Allan Quatermain, who ends up discovering the lost civilization of Kukuanaland. (Indeed, the book is thought to have been the inspiration for the entire genre of "Lost World" science fiction -- and influenced writers as diverse as HP Lovecraft and Michael Crichton.) Even though Haggard was inspired to write the book because of a wager with his brother - and finished it in less than four months - King Solomon's Mines would prove to be a best seller. "Mr. Haggard has little prestige on this side of the water, but it will be unjust if "King Solomon's Mines" does not bring him renown" (Contemporary New York Times Book Review). Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 2123

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About this Item: Cassell and Company, London, 1885. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st American. First American edition. The first British printing (2000 copies) were bound in Britain in maroon cloth with dated ads at back (1500) copies; 500 sheets of this first printing were sent to Cassell's New York office and bound in the US without ads at the back and with floral end papers, constituting the first American issue. Scott 4 : Whatmore F3. This copy with all first edition errors; "Bamamgwato" for "Bamangwato" on p. 10, line 14; "to let twins to live" for "to let twins live" on p. 122, line 27; and "wrod" instead of "word" on p. 307, line 29. This American issue has the identical book block of the first British edition but is bound differently as follows: the spine has "CASSELL AND COMPANY,/Limited." in gilt at heel as well as two gilt bars at heel and crown; yellow floral end papers, no catalog at rear, back cover has design in blind rather than black, and measures 5mm less in height an length. Color fold out map as frontispiece, additional map on page 27. London: Cassell and Company (1885), 320 pages. This VG copy has some sun fading to spine, forward lean, weak hinges, and some soiling to cloth. Scattered foxing to edges and interior, small piece of archival tape to map fold, previous owner's name in pencil to both end papers, one dated Nov. 6th 1885. Seller Inventory # 204196

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About this Item: London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1885, 1885. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in red morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, single rule to boards gilt, pictorial block of the shield and spear to the front lower board copied from the original, twin rule to turn-in gilt, gilt edges. The occasional minor blemish, an excellent copy. With a folding map. First edition, first impression. With all the textual misprints: p. 10, "Bamamgwato"; p. 122 3rd line up "let twins to live"; p. 307 footnote, last line, "Wrod." Surprisingly scarce in the correct state. King Solomon's Mine "met with instant success" (ODNB) and is considered to be the foundation of the "Lost World" science fiction genre. Seller Inventory # 124633

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About this Item: Cassell and Company, London, 1885. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first issue; with "Bamamgwato" for "Bamangwato" on p. 10, line 14; "to let twins to live" for "to let twins live" on p. 122, line 27; and "wrod" instead of "word" on p. 307, line 29, and with publisher's catalog dated "5 G. 8.85" and "5 B. 8.85." Publisher's original red cloth, gilt and black stamped spine, front and back covers stamped in black, pale yellow end papers. Color fold out map as frontispiece, additional map on page 27. Scott 4 : Whatmore F3. London: Cassell and Company (1885), 320 pages + 16 page catalog. Nearly Fine with a few spots of soil on cloth, very modest sun darkening to spine, and light wear at spine ends. W. H. Smith embossed stamp to f.f.e., repaired to fold-out map, and repair to front inner joint. Now housed in well made and good looking red cloth book cover in a matching quarter leather slip case with ribbed and gilt lettered spine. Seller Inventory # 204302

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About this Item: Readers Digest, UK, 1996. Hardcover. Condition: As New. Walter Paget (illustrator). 1st Edition. Afterword by Robert E Morsberger. Seller Inventory # 000950

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About this Item: Cassell, UK, 1957. Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. Will Nickless (illustrator). Reprint. Reprint 1959. New illustrations by Will Nickless. Book is very good++ and quite bright. Contents good. More images can be taken upon request.Ref 15610 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 019762

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About this Item: Harper & Brothers, New York, 1887. Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition (Thus). Early American edition in the Harper & Brother series half-bound with marbled paper over red faux calf with gilt lettered and ruled spine and cream colored end pages. New York: Harper & Brothers (1887), 274 pages. A Good copy with sunned spine, edge wear, book seller pencils on f.f.e. Seller Inventory # 204439

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About this Item: Editions for the Armed Services Inc no date [mid-1940s], New York, 1940. Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. New York: Editions for the Armed Services Inc no date [mid-1940s]. Good. 0000. First Edition Thus. Softcover. First edition thus. Armed Services Edition #795. Pictorial wrappers [oblong bound, mass market sized paperback format], 319 pages. Significant "waviness" to book from improper storage [in pocket as intended?] else generally VG or better copy [scattered light wear, light creasing; cheap text paper tanning]. . Seller Inventory # 16620

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About this Item: Royal Books [1953], New York, 1953. Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. New York: Royal Books [1953]. Good. 1953. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. First edition thus. Royal Books Giant Edition No. 18. "Two great classics under one cover.Ageless classics modernized for easier, swifter reading. Edited but unexpurgated". Pictorial wrappers, 319+ pages. Good copy spine curved and creased with a tear to each front corner, cover creasing, signficant adhesion wear to the rear cover near the spine edge, pages toned; but the text is tight and clean]. . Seller Inventory # 65750

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About this Item: The Modern Library, New York, 1957. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Early but later printing. Light spotting to the full cloth hardcover binding, else clean and solid. The book's interior and text are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket price remains unclipped ($1.65), and the jacket presents well under fresh archival mylar despite a few short closed tears at the folds and general rubbing to the panels. NOT ex-lib. A good, solid copy in jacket. ix, 361 + 266pp. Seller Inventory # 008274

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About this Item: Street and Smith, New York, 1919. Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Printing - First Thus. 195 pp. Select Library No. 80. Trade paperback format. Actually undated - the date was provided by a previous owner who wrote inside where and when the book was originally purchased. Wear at the corners with some short horizontal splits along the spine, two of which lead into the front cover; some minor chipping at the foot of the spine. This was Haggard's first story featuring Allan Quatermain. And it has been filmed a few times, starting with a silent movie in 1919, directed by Horace Lisle Lucoque and starring Albert Lawrence as Quatermain. The next was 1937, directed by Robert Stevenson and Geoffrey Barkas, starring Cedric Hardwicke as Quatermain and Paul Robeson as Umbopa. Then came the 1950 version, directed by Compton Bennett and Andrew Marton, starring Stewart Granger as Quatermain, along with Deborah Kerr and others. Next was the 1985 version, directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom; John Rhys-Davies and a host of others. And in 2004, it was a television mini-series, directed by Steve Boyum and starring Patrick Swayze as Quatermain, with Alison Doody, Roy Marsden, and many others. All in all, a somewhat popular story. Size: 12mo. Seller Inventory # 217337

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About this Item: Gramercy,, New York:, 1996. Publishers cloth, title to spine, very minor shelf wear, near fine. Illustrated dust jacket, near fine, in protective mylar. Priced to go. First edition, thus. First omnibus edition. No price to jacket, presumably a book club printing. Seller Inventory # 27343

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About this Item: Folio Society, London, 1995. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. London, Folio Society, 1995 [first thus]. Octavo, three volumes; colour pictorial cloth; heads of the spines lightly splashed; an excellent set in the slightly rubbed and marked slipcase. Introduction by Frank Delaney. Illustrations by David Eccles. Seller Inventory # 120584

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