Colonel Quaritch, V.C. a Tale of Country Life
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1889. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. An exiting H. Rider Haggard novel following the trail of lost family treasure, this copy being the first edition in one volume. The first one volume edition of this work.One of H. Rider Haggard's popular novels, this novel following the mystery of some lost family treasure and cryptic messages that could lead to its discovery.Haggard was a popular author of adventure fiction often set in Africa, pioneering in the lost world genre. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light marks and rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Institutional label to the front pastedown. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some odd spots. First few pages are lifting a little to the tail. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 782P35
- Title
- Colonel Quaritch, V.C. a Tale of Country Life
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Colonel Quaritch, V.C. a Tale of Country Life Colonel Quaritch h. rider haggard haggard Colonel Quaritch
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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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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...