The Lady of Blossholme
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$305.57NZ$275.02
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Staughton , 1909. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition in a variant binding of this historical novel by H. Rider Haggard, with the first edition misprint. The first edition in a variant binding, bound with the sheets only without the frontispiece and illustrations, as issued. With the first edition first issue misprint to page 79 line 16 with the word "very" for "every", as cited in "A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1856-1925" by J. E. Scott. In the publisher's original blue cloth. A charming historical novel, set during the reign of Henry VIII following Cicely and the man she has loved since childhood, and featuring the Pilgrimage of Grace. Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with fading to the spine, bumping and slight rubbing to the extremities and rubbing to the joints. Offsetting to the free endpapers. Front hinge starting after front blank. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with the odd minor handling mark and very light spotting to the half title. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 899Z45
- Title
- The Lady of Blossholme
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Staughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- H. Rider Haggard Fiction Novel Historical Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.