Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of The Fall Of Jerusalem.

HAGGARD, [Sir] Henry Rider (1856-1925), [SHAW, Byam, illustrator].

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1903. [Historical Novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[12] 463 [5]. With 16 engraved plates, including a frontispiece, by Shaw. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. Spotting and toning to edges, and moderate spotting throughout. A black ink ownership to first blank, otherwise a clean copy. Light wear and few marks to cloth. Very good. A novel set at the time of the sack of Jerusalem by Roman Emperor-to-be Titus in A.D. 70. Serialised in The Graphic magazine the previous year. Item #65336

Whatmore, 'H. Rider Haggard: A Bibliography' (London 1987), F25.

Price: £65.00