H. Rider Haggard — Allan Quatermain

London; Sydney; Toronto; Bombay, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1949. Cloth. A scarce edition of the second installment in Henry Rider Haggard's Allan Quatermain series, presented in the vanishingly scarce, original dust wrapper. Scarce edition.In the publisher's original cloth binding. In the very scarce clipped dust wrapper.A popular installment in the Allan Quatermain series, the sequel to King Solomon's Mines. The works follow the professional hunter and adventurer through his travels in Africa and have seen multiple film and television adaptations, Allan Quatermain being played by the likes of Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery and Patrick Swayze.Written by Henry Rider Haggard, a prolific writer of adventure fiction, and particularly of the "lost world" genre, towards the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. Haggard is also remembered for his contributions to agricultural reform and the rights of rural workers. In the publisher's original cloth binding. In the very scarce clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing and the odd mark. A number of small tears and chips to the edges of the dust wrapper, and a few marks, more so to the rear. Internally, firmly bound with only minor tension to the first half of the text. Bright and clean with the exception of mild discolouration and the odd spot, more common to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.