H. Rider Haggard — Ayesha: The Return of She

London, Ward Lock & Co, 1905 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the first edition of this illustrated gothic fantasy novel from the popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. The first edition, With the following misprints as per the first edition: p.49 - "Khublighan" for "Khubilghan." p.207 - "heirophant" for "hierophant." As cited from "A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Henry Rider Haggard 1856-1925" by J. E. Scott.In the publisher's original cloth. The first edition was published in at least three bindings, with various levels of ornamentation, with this being the variant with a gilt emblem to the front board.Written by the pioneering adventure fiction and lost world writer, H. Rider Haggard. 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. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and thirty-one monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Former owner's stamp of J. Keith Murray to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with fading to boards. Former owner's stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. One plate tenderly held. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .