Haggard is famous for his adventure novels; one does not usually associate him with a spiritual fantasy such as this. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition [stated "Published October, 1911"]. A small edition of 1500 copies, with 5000 published on the same day in England. Dark green cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. The bunny in question is also on the front cover, in gilt. There is a variant Holt binding without the gilt. Clean text; 165 pages, with a 12-page publisher's catalog [dated vii' 10] in the rear. There are twelve black-and-white illustrations by W.T. Horton and H.M. Brock. Hints only of rub to the tips and offset to the endpapers. Else a Fine copy, quite attractive. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 005899

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Title: The Mahatma and the Hare. A Dream Story

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, New York

Publication Date: 1911

Binding: Hard Cover

Illustrator: W.T. Horton and H.M. Brock, R.I.

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First American Edition.

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Quercus Rare Books has been an online resource for readers and collectors since 1999. We seek to provide noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our main focus is Modern Literature, in particular the great Irish writers of the early 20th Century. We also specialize in Irish History and the Politics of Ireland's liberation. Other areas of interest are American History and significant works of the 18th-and 19th-century. Quercus is a Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.

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