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Morning Star
by H. Rider Haggard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$284.63NZ$256.17
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 6". A. C. Michael. The first edition of this fantastical historical fiction novel by H. Rider Haggard, set in Ancient Egypt. The first edition of this work, with a sixteen page publisher's catalogue to the rear, date '1/10', as called for.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one further colour plate, and one monochrome plate, by A. C. Michael. Collated, complete.Described in a contemporary newspaper review as 'a very exciting and cleverly constructed romance', Haggard's novel is set some time after the expulsion of the Hyksos from Egypt, around 1500-1200 BCE. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. A touch of fading to back strip, with light shelf wear to back strip tail. Light spotting to fore edge of text block. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with light spotting throughout. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
Haggard's classic Egyptian novel, filled with magic, wandering Kas (or spirit-doubles), old gods, romance, and adventure -- as only Haggard could write it! Features an introduction by Lin Carter.
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Details
- Seller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 897F33
- Title
- Morning Star
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Illustrator
- A. C. Michael
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- Morning Star fantasy historical fiction Hyksos fantasy
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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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- Cloth
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Shelf Wear
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