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.

0812583566 edge wear, light cover crease in lower left corner; In the 1880's in southern Africa, Allan Quatermain, a hunter and guide, joins forces with a sea captain and an English nobleman to find the latter's missing brother, who disappeared while searching for King Solomon's legendary lost diamond mines.

Condition: Very Good. :: Further Information: No synopsis available. ::

Condition: Poor. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Leans. Pages gently age-tanned. :: Further Information: Illustrated edition. Weighs 0.500 Kg. which exceeds standard rates. ::

Condition: Good. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Leans. Hinge weak at ffep. Previous owners inscription to pastedown. Top edges of text block dusty. :: Further Information: No synopsis available. ::

Condition: Good-. Spine faded. Boards a little rubbed at extremities. Offset to endpapers. Pages tanned. Previous owners inscription to ffep. :: Further Information: Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine, stamped decoration to spine and upper board. 368pp. Advertisements. Size: 8vo Foolscap (17 x 10cm Approx.) ::

Condition: Very Good. A more than acceptable reading copy. :: Further Information: No synopsis available.288pp. ::

Condition: Good. An acceptable reading copy only. Pages gently age-tanned. :: Further Information: No synopsis available. ::

Col. Centauro Nº 68, 284 pp. Trad. de Atanasio Sánchez. Sello de librería en la 1ª página.