H. Rider Haggard — Heu-Heu, or the Monster

London, Hutchinson & Co, 1924 . Cloth. The second edition of this novel about Allan Quatermain's encounter with a Rhodesian monster, in a very scarce original dust wrapper. The second edition of H. Rider Haggard's novel, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. Contemporary copies of this work in dust wrappers are very scarce.Haggard's novel features a legend about a giant gorilla monster, to which young women are sacrificed. Due to the similarities in topic, some have suggested the novel may have inspired 1933's 'King Kong&apos.Undated; dated 1924 - the same year as the first edition - via LibraryHub. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally fine. Spotting to fore edge of text block. Dust wrapper back strip a touch age toned, with light handling marks to rear wrap. Light chipping to back strip head, with two closed tears and minor loss to back strip tail. Light spotting to head of dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Minor spotting to title page, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.