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1887 Jess
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Description
First Edition, Leather Binding
The first edition, with the original verse in Chapter XXXIII, which was removed from subsequent printings, and a faint inverted comma before 'King' to the title page.
This adventure and romance story is set in South Africa during the conflict between the Boers and the English and follows the remarkable heroine, Jess.
By the prolific author of adventure and historical fiction, H. Rider Haggard.
Collated, bound without the half-title, and the publisher's adverts.
Condition
In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed. Spine is a little faded. Minor bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Small tear to the tail of the rear joint. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots, mostly to the first and last few pages.
Good
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