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London: Cassell & Company Limited, 1885. Full Description: HAGGARD, H. Rider. King Solomon’s Mines. London: Cassell & Company Limited, 1885. First edition, second issue (with ads "5 G. 10.85" at rear; "Bamangwato" in line 14, p. 10; "to let twins live" in line 27, p. 122; "word" in line 29, p. 307). Octavo (7 1/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 180 x 125 mm). [4], vi, [7]-320, [16, publisher’s catalogue] pp. Folding color facsimile map inserted as frontispiece. A black and white map on page 27. Original cloth covers and spine bound in at the back. Beautifully bound in full red-orange calf. Boards double-ruled in gilt. Spine stamped in gilt. With black and a green spine labels, lettered in gilt. Gilt board edges. Gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. A professional repaired closed tears to the folding map, and a closed tear to the crease. Some minor color retouching to spine and outer hinges. A small amount of chipping to spine labels. Overall a very good to about fine…

King Solomon's Mines is a novel by the English writer H. Rider Haggard, first published in 1885. It is one of the first English adventure novels set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the 'Lost World' literary genre.