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London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1887. Near fine. 8vo. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 (184 x 120 mm); viii, 280; 20 wood engraved illustrations by J. Cooper from drawings by C. H. M. Kerr, including frontispiece portrait of Allan Quatermain with tissue guard and a fictitious dedication "Very sincerely Yours | Allan Quatermain." Elegant polished sky blue calf binding by Bayntun (stamp on first endpaper), marbled endpapers, gilt fillets on covers, decorations to edges and turn-ins, 5 raised bands, gilt decorations in compartments, with title on red and green morocco labels, lightly sunned at extremities, very light rubbing to spine ends and corners; original blue cloth covers bound in; a.e.g. FOYLE COPY, red roan Beeleigh Abbey label missing from front pastedown, but conspicuous red mark visible (Binding matches our copy of Haggard, H. Rider. She, A History of Adventure - our cat. no. 1307). [Sadleir 1079; McKay 7]. An exquisitely bound volume from the personal library of bibliophile and bookseller…

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.