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Red Eve
H. Rider Haggard
[1911]
Hodder and Stoughton : London
7.5" by 5"
ix, 296pp. [16]
SUMMARY
The first edition of this historical fiction novel from the pioneering adventure writer, H. Rider Haggard.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition, with the sixteen pages of advertisements to the rear.
Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and three colour plates. Collated, complete.
A historical novel with fantasy elements, set during the reign of Edward III. The novel depicts the Battle of Crecy and the Black Death, with a supernatural death-like figure known as Murgh. Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre.
In the publisher's original pictorial cloth.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with light fading to the spine and minimal edge wear. Bookplate of 'Ashton' to the front pastedown, with offsetting and spotting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with the odd spot, slightly heavier to the front.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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