H. Rider Haggard — Allan Quartermain & She
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1919-1925. Cloth. Two smart copies of these exciting adventure novels from popular Victorian writer H. Rider Haggard. Two volumes. 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. This set includes: Allan Quartermain Dated from the University of Oxford Libraries. The sequel to King Solomon's Mines, 1887, following Quarterman's desires to get back into the wilderness after the death of his only son. She Dated from the National Library of Scotland. A first person narrative of Horace Holly, following as he and his ward Leo Vincey journey to a lost kingdom in the African interior where they meet the natives and their all-powerful queen Ayesha. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also smart with light chipping to the extremities and the odd small closed tear. Minor sunning to the spine and panel edges. The odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.