Books

Possible First American soft cover. Rare. George Munro's Seaside Library Pocket Edition: No. 910. Two color pictorial wraps in orange and black, dated Dec. 31, 1886 on cover, 20 cent cover price. New York: George Munro, Publisher (1886), 237 pages + ads. Good solid unmarked copy with toned pages. Chipping and some loss to wraps and first few pages.

This novel follows the journey of Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey to a lost kingdom in Africa, where they encounter Ayesha, or 'She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed', an extraordinarily beautiful and powerful woman who has waited 2000 years for the rebirth of her lover.