Nada the Lily

Nada the Lily by H. Rider Haggard London: Longmans, Green, and Co. And New York: 15 East 16th Street. 1892. Hardback. First UK edition, first impression. Octavo/8vo. Measures around 5 1/2" by 7 3/4" by 1 1/4". Pagination: vi, 295pp. with 24-page publisher catalogue at rear. Olive-green cloth binding, with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Quite worn, with scuffing, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Some marking and discolouration. Bumped and torn corners with a little loss. Tearing to outer hinges. Signs of repair to spine, which feels a little uneven under the backstrip. Slackness to binding, a bit of strain to textblock but reasonably firm. Book has forward tilt. Page edges browned, scuffed and otherwise marked. Inscription to recto of half-title page. A little toning and other marking to page surfaces throughout but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information. vi, 295 pp.