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HAGGARD, H. RIDER : DAWN

HAGGARD, H. Rider. DAWN. A Novel. New York: Harper and Brothers, Franklin Square, 1887. First American edition of Haggard's second book and first novel. Small 8vo. Red spine and marble paper covered boards. We have had a 2 volume wrappered edition published the same year by Appleton and are unsure of the priority. A little soil to spine otherwise very good. Uncommon (Allen states in The Haggard Guide that there was no American edition of this title)., Very Good

HAGGARD** ,H[enry] RIDER: : DAWN

LONDON.JOHN AND ROBERT MAXWELL,nd but circa 1877.

ISBN No ISBN.

UK,8vo HB,1st thus.[The true 1st edn originally published 1884,as a three-decker i.e. in 3 volumes and in a very,very low print run.This edn is believed to be the earliest reprint/reissue of (undated) 1887 edn.] VG.Neat black ink owner name+date (1887) to top,left hand corner of reverse of front free endpaper which also,has a W.H. Smith & Sons.London' impressed stamp just above owner's inked name.Bright, crisp,generally clean - very little grubbing/ marks - publisher's original,fairly sharp- cornered with bevelling,red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to front cover and to spine/backstrip also - all with virtually no oxidisation of lettering and flora leaf design illustrated endpapers; some negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Rear cover with impressed/blind stamped publisher's colophon and light grubbing marks - nothing excessive though.Spine/backstrip with ubiquitous and inevitable,but slight darkening and both head+foot of same with a few minor small splits/tears (wear and tear with passage of time?).Top edges heavily aged/toned,fore-edges brighter and cleaner - all edges untrimmed; contents bright, tight and generally clean.Foxing/spotting to reverse of ffe and facing page of blank,similar foxing/spotting to rear endpapers and reverse of last page - body of text hardly affected by same fault - rear hinge cracked though.UK,8vo HB,1st thus.4-379pp [paginated] includes 76 (LXXVI) chapters,plus [unpaginated] blank half-title page,b/w illus frntis with a heavily foxed/spotted frntis tissue-guard; which has bled through to the frntis and frntis's reverse side, along with bleeding to concomitant spots on the title page opposite.Described hard but fairly and honestly - still a very acceptable collector's example. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

Haggard, H. Rider : Dawn

London: Griffith Farran, [ca. 1893].

8vo. 371 pp., with 16 full-page illus. by Laslett J. Pott. Haggard's first novel. Good in brown cloth, wear to slightly slanted spine, in clear protective mylar jacket, prev. owner's name within, provenance John Ruyle with his notes on end paper.

Haggard, H. Rider : Dawn

London: John & Robert Maxwell, [1887].

First one-volume edition. 8vo. 379 pp., frontis. Good in red cloth, spine darkened, hinges slightly loose, prev. owner's signature within, in protective clear mylar jacket.

Haggard, H. Rider : Dawn

London: Longmans, Green, 1894.

8vo. 371 pp., illus. VG- in brown cloth,covers somewhat soiled, light wear to spine ends, prev. owner's book plate within, provenance John Ruyle with his notes in pencil on end paper, in clear protective mylar jacket.

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