King Solomon's Mines

This is the 3rd issue of the 1st edition, published in October 1885. The three textual misprints present in the 1st and 2nd issues are corrected in this issue. The publisher's catalogue is dated 5 G.10.85 and 5 B.10.85.12mo. 320 pages. Red cloth boards; vignette decorations in black; titles in black and gilt. Folding colour frontispiece. Map in the text. Publisher's book catalogue at rear. Boards with several spots and stains; corners bumped; ends of spine fraying and with minor loss at tail; spine heavily faded; spine cocked. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Closed tear ca 5cm long to frontispiece, repaired with tape. Pages with scattered foxing spots and other small marks. Gutters starting to crack in several places but pages remain firmly held.