Queen Sheba's Ring
by Haggard, H. Rider
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1910. First edition. Near Fine. First edition. (Precedes the British edition by two days.) x, 326 pp. Publisher's green ribbed cloth stamped in white and gilt. Near Fine with much less rubbing to stamping than usually found, light rubbing along bottom edge of cloth, rear hinge a bit free. A neat, clean copy of an adventure novel in the mold of the author's earlier King Solomon's Mines.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941351
- Title
- Queen Sheba's Ring
- Author
- Haggard, H. Rider
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Africa, adventure novels, Egypt
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...