King Solomon*s Mines - a novel (The Works of H. Rider Haggard): (The World*s Popular Classics - Art-Type Edition)
by H. Rider Haggard
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VeryGood unmarked except for owner name inside.
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Books Inc, (no date). Hardcover in orange cloth boards w black spine titling, no jacket.. VeryGood unmarked except for owner name inside.. Solid tight HB copy of fiction classic.
5-1/4 x 7-3/4, 242 pp.
5-1/4 x 7-3/4, 242 pp.
Synopsis
King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist, Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is the first English fictional adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.
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- Bookseller
- edburynbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27232
- Title
- King Solomon*s Mines - a novel (The Works of H. Rider Haggard)
- Author
- H. Rider Haggard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in orange cloth boards w black spine titling, no jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - VeryGood unmarked except for owner name inside.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Books Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (no date)
- Keywords
- Fiction, Poetry, Literature, Criticism
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edburynbooks
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About edburynbooks
I sell from my home, where I have about 25,000 books shelved or stored. I am also an author, poet, photographer, taroist, publisher, collector. Selling books online for almost 15 years, including my own titles and rare books from my collection.
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