H. Rider Haggard — Allan and the Ice Gods

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of H. Rider Haggard's thrilling posthumously published Allan Quatermain novel, based on an idea given to the author by Rudyard Kipling. The first edition, first impression of this work. One of 6,000 copies of this first edition produced. McKay [73].'Allan and the Ice-Gods' is H. Rider Haggard's fifteenth and final Allan Quatermain novel to be published, although the events of the novel 'Allan Quatermain' occur after it. The story details a variety of adventures centring on Quatermain's past life regression to a Stone Age ancestor.With the printer's imprint 'Printed by the Anchor Press, Ltd. Tiptree, Essex, England' to page 287 and a sixteen-page publisher's catalogue for Spring 1927 to the rear, as called for.With the former owner's label of D. E. Whatmore to the front pastedown, and a bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, with bump to back strip head. Back strip lightly age toned, with only the odd spot to boards. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Former owner's label to front pastedown, and bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Internally, binding a touch strained to centre. Pages lightly age toned, with instances of foxing to page perimeters throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .