Author: H. Rider Haggard
Title: Black Heart and White Heart and Other Stories
Description: London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1900. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first printing of H. Rider Haggard's second collection of short stories, illustrated by Charles Kerr and F.H. Townsend. The first edition, first printing of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. The plate facing page 16 is incorrectly indexed on page xi as facing page 18, which denotes the first printing of the first edition. Illustrated with 33 black and white plates by Charles Kerr and F.H. Townsend. Collated, complete. This collection of short stories from the popular author Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) comprises 'Black Heart and White Heart', 'Elissa' and 'The Wizard&apos. The first two stories are set in Africa, while the third is a tale of faith which was first published in a Christmas annual. Haggard was an English author who specialised in adventure fiction set in exotic locations, primarily Africa. He was a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally fairly smart, though slightly faded to the spine with faint staining to the boards and a little bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright but spotted throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Charles Kerr; F.H. Townsend. Very Good .

Keywords: Rider Haggard Short stories Adventure fiction Short stories Charles Kerr; F.H. Townsend


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