H. Rider Haggard — She

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1925. Cloth. A smart copy of this exciting adventure novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A first person narrative of Horace Holly, following as he and his ward Leo Vincey journey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. When they encounter the natives, they are brought to their mysterious white queen named Ayesha who reigns as the all-powerful "She." Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. Dated from the National Library of Scotland. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light chipping to the extremities and sunning to the spine. The odd mark to the panels with the odd small closed tear. Sympathetic repairs made with tape to the internal side. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.