TWELVE EXCEPTIONAL NOVELS
8. King Solomon’s Mines HAGGARD, H. Rider
Rare. Due to the relative obscurity of the author, Cassell issued only 1000 copies in September 1885. The novel was fantastically well re- ceived by the public, with four reprints before Christmas and 12,000 copies sold in the first year. Although supposedly inspired by the suc - cess of Treasure Island, King Solomon’s Mines is a flight of fancy that is quintessentially Victorian in outlook, yet goes beyond the scope of its immediate predecessor in establishing itself as a prototype for the
Cassell, 1885. First edition. First state with all textual misprints and adverts dated 5G.8.85. Original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and black design to the covers. Colour fold out map frontispiece. A fine copy, the cloth sparklingly clean and crisp. Internally clean with superficial paper splits to the hinges, but still holding. An exceptional copy. [44242] £25,000
modern adventure novel. Whatmore F3; McKay 4
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