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She; A History of Adventure
by Haggard, H. Rider
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1900. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo. [9], 2-310, [2] pp. Red publisher's cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine. With a frontispiece, several in-text decorations, and with 18 plates (two of which are in color, the facsimiles of the Sherd of Amenartas). Illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen and Charles H.M. Kerr. Oxford DNB, Morton N. Cohen, "Haggard, Sir (Henry) Rider (1856-1925)".
Originally published in 1887. An adventure novel set at the turn of the twentieth century, with much of its material inspired by Egyptian mythology. This publication made H. Rider Haggard and his character Ayesha household names. A small lean and a bit of rubbing to the bottom edges of the boards, a faint name stamp on the front pastedown.
Originally published in 1887. An adventure novel set at the turn of the twentieth century, with much of its material inspired by Egyptian mythology. This publication made H. Rider Haggard and his character Ayesha household names. A small lean and a bit of rubbing to the bottom edges of the boards, a faint name stamp on the front pastedown.
Synopsis
"She" is Ayesha, the mysterious white queen of a Central African Tribe-and the goal of three English gentlemen, who must face shipwreck, fever, and cannibals in their quest to find her hidden realm. First published in 1887, She has enthralled the imaginations of many-from Freud, who prescribed the book to one of his patients, to the generations of readers, who remain fascinated by the book's revealing and fantastic representations of dangerous women, adventuring men, and unexplored Africa. Available for the first time from Penguin Classics, this edition of one of the most famous works of popular literature includes a critical introduction, suggestions for further reading, and explanatory notes. Edited by Patrick Brantlinger.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000011193
- Title
- She; A History of Adventure
- Author
- Haggard, H. Rider
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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