Author: H. Rider Haggard
Title: Ayesha: The Return of She
Description: London, Ward, Lock & Co. 1905. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of Henry Rider Haggard's popular sequel to She. A first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with thirty two plates. Collated, complete. In the sequel to Haggard's extremely popular novel, She, the reader is plunged into a story set in Tibet after Horace Holly encounters a manuscript containing a second memoir about Ayesha. There are several variants to the first edition. This copy corresponds to the binding cited in Scott, with thirty two plates, and no pictorial gilt to the spine. (Scott, 45. Whatmore, F28). In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with light shelf wear to the extremities and head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the first and last few pages, and to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Remnants of a label to each paste down. The plate facing page 234 is detached but intact, with remnants of sticky tape, not affecting the image. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: Haggard Gothic fantasy Sensational fiction Gothic fantasy Not Stated