H. Rider Haggard — Dawn

London, John and Robert Maxwell, 1887. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel in one volume by H. Rider Haggard. First edition in one volume. The first edition was 1884 in three volumes. With frontispiece. Inspired by "a singularly beautiful and pure-faced young lady" spotted during a church service, Haggard decided she should become the heroine of a novel. The debut novel of Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure romances set in exotic locations. He is remembered as a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, sound with light bumping tot he extremities. Discolouration to the spine and tide marks to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound with the odd loosening page. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Good . Ill.: None. Good .