Allan Quatermain. Being An Account of His Further Adventures and Discoveries In Company With Sir Henry Curtis, Bart., Commander John Good, R. N. and One Umslopogaas.

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

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1887. [Adventure fiction] Silver Library edition, 'New Impression'. FINE TREE CALF PRIZE BINDING. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[x]; 278. Twenty plates by Charles Kerr, plus a portrait. Bound in full tree calf, imprint of Sandroyd School blocked in gilt to upper board. Gilt-lettered burgundy label, raised bands, and gilt tooling to spine. Blind dentelle to turn-ins. All edges marbled, matching brown marbled endpapers. Contents clean, light foxing to first and last few leaves. School prize certificate to pastedown (for Greek). Top edge toned, spine a little darkened else a fine copy in an attractive binding. The sequel to King Solomon's Mines, described as "the lost-race novel par excellence", it is one of Haggard's most successful works. Founded in 1880, Sandroyd is an English prep school near Salibury, Wiltshire. Notable Old Sandroydians include Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, Lord Snowdon, Randolph Churchill MBE, Sir Terence Rattigan and Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Item #70760

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