Maiwa's Revenge

H. Rider Haggard

Verlag: Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1891

Beschreibung

The first illustrated edition of this short H. Rider Haggard novel, following a hunter set on revenge. The first illustrated edition of this work in the publisher's original red pictorial cloth binding with white end papers. Illustrated with eight plates. Collated, complete. 'Maiwa's Revenge' is a short novel about Allan Quatermain, a hunter who is on an expedition to rescue a capture hunter, and to avenge the death of the baby of the African princess Maiwa. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was an English author who specialised in adventure fiction set in exotic locations, primarily Africa. He was a pioneer of the "Lost World" literary genre. Four pages of advertisements and a twenty-four page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original red pictorial cloth binding. Externally smart, with fading to the spine and light shelf wear to the extremities. A couple of small faint marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 899M15

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Maiwa's Revenge

Verlag: Longmans, Green, and Co., London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1891

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Very Good

Art des Buches: book