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First Edition - Large Paper, Limited to 112 copies; here is #26/112. Brown pebbled cloth under brown leather quarter boards, ruled in gilt on both covers, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, top edge gilt and others uncut, marble end papers, two color title page. All 20 mounted full page plates including the tissue guarded frontispiece are present, additional 11 drawings and two charts. Scott 7a : Whatmore F6 (6a) London: Longmans, Green, And Co. (1887), 336 pages. Nearly fine with professionally repaired joints, light wear to extremities and joints, loose headband, some spots and modest rubbing. Neatly affixed bookplate to front paste down, large previous owner's signature to verso of f.f.e. A very nice copy of this scarce book.

In this sequel to 'King Solomon's Mines', Quatermain seeks a lost white race in the heart of Africa and discovers a land full of surprising truths.