H Rider Haggard Signed (5 results)

Red Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Color Frontispiece with Tissue Guard (illustrator). First American Edition. Vi, 407 Pp. Red Cloth, Spine Letteered In Gilt, Cover Stamped In Blind. First American Printing, With 1919 Date On Title Page. A Clean, Solid Copy, Hinges Strong. Gilt Lettering On Spine Golden But Not Brilliant. Cloth Beginning To Fray At Corners Of Spine And At Two Lower Tips. Bookplate And Signature Of Archaeologist Bruce Bryan, Long Time Head Of The Southwest Museum; Another Owner's Information On Front Endpaper; And A Few Blindstamps Of A Lending Library, No Other Marks Or Damage.

Hard Cover. No Jacket. Hard Cover. No Jacket. HBNODJ, Pictorial Cloth with Gold Gilt has minor rub,no date, 1940's ?, with ads in back of book ,minor spotting back of Cover, VG, AS-IS, NODJ.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. X, 361 + Catalog At End. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Edition, First Printing. A Bright, Clean, Solid Copy, Hinges Very Strong. Gilt Lettering On Spine And Cover Is Still Bright. Cloth Beginning To Fray At Two Pinpoints, One At Top Of Spine, One At Bottom; Rubbed At Some Places Along Bottom Edge Of Boards And At Top And Bottom Of Spine. Archaeological Bookplate And Signature Of Archaeologist Bruce Bryan, Long Time Head Of The Southwest Museum And Pseudonymous Contributor To Weird Tales; Front Endpaper Lacking; No Other Marks Or Damage.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book has tan cloth boards with black backstrip and gold titles. #725 of 1950 copies, signed by artist David Gentleman. A gorgeous copy in like slipcase! 216 pages, illustrated. Selling quality books for 35 years.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1892. 'AUTOGRAPHED LETTER' written and signed by H. RIDER HAGGARD -- dated September 27, 1892, on Haggard's own letterhead from Ditchingham House, Norfolk - interestingly, there's an Egyptian cartouche on letterhead (on upper left corner). 1892 letter from H. Rider Haggard is in exceptional condition-- single leaf, 7" x 4.5", verso blank. Two punch holes at head, creases from old folds. Eleven lines of script-- 'Gentlemen, I return one camera, as I only want one. I hope the [?] you lent me has arrived safely. I enclose cheque for ?50 on account of cost of [?] - Faithfully yours, H. Rider Haggard'. The letter come alongside two early American editions of Haggard's first novels, 'King Solomon's Mines' and 'SHE: A History of Adventure'. These two novels had enormous popularity, and their success led Haggard to serialize both books. 'King Solomon's Mines'- Published by JOHN B. ALDEN, NY, (unabridged) in 'The New York Novelist' Vol. II, Nos. 5-8, July,1885. Original printed wrapper-- contents clear and unmarked, with occasional odd spot. 98 pages, with 33 pages of ads including covers. The story of adventurer Allan Quatermain's life. 'SHE: A History of Adventure'- 1887, published by POLLARD & MOSS, NY, in 'The Echo Series', No. 5. Original, printed blue wrappers-- edge worn, a bit of creasing, spine partially perished. In very good overall condition-- text-block evenly age toned, contemporary rubber stamps on the cover. 237 pages, with 7 pages of ads including covers. Book.