SHE, A HISTORY OF ADVENTURE

London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1887. Fine contemporary binding of 3/4 deep green morocco over blue watered-silk boards. Top edge gilt. Panelled spione with gilt lettering and designs. Publisher and date at foot of spine. Very light wear at corners and joints. Marbled endpapers. Two color plates precede the title-page, both of the sherd of amenartas. This copy contains all the mis-prints noted by Scott; pages 59, 88, 126, 258, and 269. 309pp. Bound without the 2-page advert at conclusion. Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925) was a prolific English writer of adventurous fiction set in exotic locations, usually Africa. Please see Scott 3 and Allen 55. . First British Edition.. 3/4 Malachite Morocco. Minor Edge and Corner Wear/No Dust Jacket. Crown Octavo. (Inventory #: 015821)