Cetywayo and His White Neighbors
By H. Rider Haggard
First edition and author's first book. Print run of 750 copies. Publisher's green cloth with spine and front cover triple ruled at top and bottom in black, spine with gilt lettering, front cover with gilt design, back cover triple blind ruled at top and bottom; brown end papers. Scott 1, Whatmore NF1. With an inserted inscription signed by Haggard pasted to a card: "I hope to visit Africa after the war to study the whole political position/Very sincerely yours/ H Rider Haggard" dated 28th September 1914 on verso. London: Trubner & Co. (1882), 294 pages. VG copy with edge wear, soft spine ends, curled tips, spine ends and tips starting to fray, cracked hinges. Neatly affixed bookplate and remains of small bookstore sticker on front paste down.
Published by: Trubner & Co., London, 1882
Vendor: SF & F Books
By H. Rider Haggard
First edition and author's first book. Print run of 750 copies. Publisher's green cloth with spine and front cover triple ruled at top and bottom in black, spine with gilt lettering, front cover with gilt design, back cover triple blind ruled at top and bottom; brown end papers. Scott 1, Whatmore NF1. With an inserted inscription signed by Haggard pasted to a card: "I hope to visit Africa after the war to study the whole political position/Very sincerely yours/ H Rider Haggard" dated 28th September 1914 on verso. London: Trubner & Co. (1882), 294 pages. VG copy with edge wear, soft spine ends, curled tips, spine ends and tips starting to fray, cracked hinges. Neatly affixed bookplate and remains of small bookstore sticker on front paste down.
Published by: Trubner & Co., London, 1882
Vendor: SF & F Books