King Solomon's Mines

H. Rider Haggard

Published by Cassell and Company, Limited., London, 1886

About this Item

A scarce thirty-first thousand edition of H. Rider Haggard's classic adventure novel. The thirty-first thousand edition of this work. First published in 1885.The first edition with the correction of the 'eclipse of the sun' to the 'eclipse of the moon'.With printer's code 30.986 to base of page 320.At the rear of the work is four pages of publisher's advertisements and sixteen pages listing Cassell & Company's other published works with codes 5 G 9.86 and 5 B 9.86.Illustrated map on page 27, but sadly missing fold-out colour map frontispiece.King Solomon's Mines is a thrilling adventure novel that tells the story of an expedition through an untrodden region of Africa. Sir Henry Rider Haggard was a British writer specialising in romantic adventure novels often set in exotic settings, predominantly Africa, and is considered the father of the 'lost world' literary genre. This work, in particular, is considered one of the earliest examples of the genre. In the publisher's original cloth binding with decorative details. Externally, lightly worn. Rear joint is cracked, boards held by cords only and may detach with further handling. Scattered damp stains to boards. Minor shelf wear and toning to boards' extremities. Toning and light chipping to spine. Front free end paper missing, along with half title page and colour frontispiece. Internally, binding loosening in places. Slightly cocked. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Good Only.

Seller Inventory # 899Y36

Bibliographic Details

• Title: King Solomon's Mines
• Publisher: Cassell and Company, Limited., London
• Publication Date: 1886
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Good Only
• Book Type: book