A small collection of Haggard miscellany. Mostly pirated issues and parodies, one Canadian first and a UK first. Condition varies from good to near fine. Some very uncommon items.Â
[1] He (by the author of It, King Solomon's Wives, Bess etc.) Longmans, Green, 1887. Wraps, spine a little chipped.Â
[2] Hyder Ragged - King Solomon's Wives - Vizetelly, n.d., 25th Thousandth. Rebound in grubby cloth, with original wraps bound in.Â
[3] Hicklings' Almanack for 1896 with She bound in. Wraps a little worn.Â
[4] He (variant of #1), very worn, spine mostly missing.Â
[5] Allan's Wife - Hodder, 1914, in the jacket, 7d library. Some wear to the jacket, including a large chip to the top of the spine.Â
[6] He (A Companion to She) - Munro's, New York, 1887. A little worn, but mostly in decent shape.Â
[7] He - Longmans, Green, 1887 - Another copy of 1. rebound in boards with vellum spine. A little grubby.Â
[8] Hyder Ragged - King Solomon's Wives - Vizetelly, London, n.d. A little worn, spine split but holding, some edge wear.Â
[9] He (by the author of It, King Solomon's Wife and Bess) Longmans, Green & Co., Large Paper issue, one of 25 copies. Spine toned and chipped, possibly rebacked, but possibly just the top layer coming off. French flaps type binding. Owner's inscription, Edmund Gosse plate to front pastedown.Â
[10] Mr Rider Haggard's He: The interpretation by Daniel - Burns, London, n.d. - Uncommon - Some wear to the spine, a little foxing internally, seller's stamp to title page.Â
[11] Heu-Heu or The Monster - Ryerson Press, Toronto, n.d. - In the jacket, Canadian issue with new jacket and cancel title. Jacket mostly in good shape, upper spine tip chipped, tips bumped, boards a little stained. Pencil notes to endpaperÂ
[12] The Ancient Allan - Cassell, 1920 - Presumed first edition - In the jacket - a little chipped and worn to the edges, a few tears, edges ragged. Block dusty, removed inscription from endpaper, stickiness to pastedown suggesting a plate.Â
[8646, Hyraxia Books].