Author: H. Rider Haggard Title: Joan Haste
Description: London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1895. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this doomed Victorian romance by H. Rider Haggard, illustrated with plates by F. S. Wilson. The first edition of this work.A Victorian romance primarily set in London, revolving around a love affair hampered by differences in social class.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and nineteen plates.Collated, complete.Written by H. Rider Haggard, an adventure novelist known for pioneering the lost world genre. He wrote on the lighter end of Victorian literature, also being involved in agricultural reform throughout the British Empire.Illustrated by F. S. Wilson.Twenty-four pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a small crack to the head of the front joint. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Very Good . Ill.: F. S. Wilson. Very Good .
Keywords: Joan Haste h. rider haggard romance class h. rider haggard london social class F. S. Wilson
Price: GBP 55.00 = appr. US$ 78.54 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 758P20
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