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Published by J M Dent & Sons, London, 1963
Seller: Buybyebooks, Honiton, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Fabric & Board. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A R Whitear (illustrator). 1st Thus. Black native repeating illustration on beige fabric with red titles to front & spine, light wear. D/w spine faded, price clipped, some sun tanning, split to front top seam. 214 numbered pages followed by a few adverts, b/w & colour illustrated, light fore edge foxing, pages unmarked. Binding tight. Size 14.5 x 21.7 cm A nice tidy copy.
Published by Gilberton, 1952
Seller: Clarkean Books, Stoney Creek, ON, Canada
Comic First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: See Description. Henry C. Kiefer (illustrator). 1st Edition. Gilberton Comic Classics Illustrated #97 King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard July 1952 HRN 96 5.0 First Edition! Very Good/Fine 5.0 condition [Unofficial Grading - see pics] Bagged and boarded. Painted Cover = Henry C. Kiefer Interior Art = Henry C. Kiefer Adaptation = Kenneth Fitch There were 8 printings of this title. This is the first.
Published by Franklin Watts, London, 1980
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Scarce King Solomon's Mines - Picture Classics adopted by Betty Root. This is a large 11 7/8 X 8 7/8" comic illustrated adaptation. London: Franklin Watts (1980), 32 pages. A VG or better copy with some modest imperfections: a small split at the top of the spine, a couple of tiny chips and some little wear and indentations. Unmarked interior with a touch of foxing to end pages.
Published by Cassell & Co. New York, 1888
Seller: David Kaye Books & Memorabilia, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition Thus Softcover good in illustrated covers; lite rubbing/toning to cover edges, some darkening and creasing to spine, minor soiling/handling to pageblock edges else a tight unmarked copy in sound binding with uncreased front/rear cover; a scarce edition of the classic tale.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The second impression of the third issue of H. Rider Haggard's classic adventure novel, marking the first appearance of iconic adventurer Allan Quatermain. A later issue of the first edition of Haggard's best known novel. Published in the year of the first edition, and with advertisements dated November of that year, this copy is the second impression of the third issue. Scott, 4.The first impression of the third issue was printed the month prior.With all miss-prints of the first and second issues corrected.With the printer's code 20.1285 to the tail of page 320, and with the advertisements to the rear dated both 5G.11.85 and 5B.11.85.Illustrated with a colour folding map frontispiece, and with a vignette map illustration to page 27. Collated, complete.With an extensive former owner's pencil inscription to the front free endpaper, dated December 2008.With the contemporary inscription of Aunty Bette and Henry W. Platten to the half title.Rebacked, retaining original endpapers.Detailing the adventures of a group of explorers in Africa, led by professional big game hunter Allan Quatermain, this work is considered to be the origins of the lost world literary genre. Rebacked, in the publisher's original cloth binding. Retaining the original endpapers. Fading to back strip, with light handling marks to boards. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Inscription to half title. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with instances of spotting throughout. Very Good. book.