HAGGARD, H. Rider

Maiwa's Revenge; or, The War of the Little Hand

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1888. First U.K. Edition. First Inpression. Octavo (19.5cm); black cloth covered boards titled in red on the cover and spine; 216pp.+ [16] ads. Spine ends and corners are mildly rubbed; light toning to spine; faint forward lean; former owner's printed bookplate inside front cover [Ernest A. Martin]; owner's personal library stamp on front free endpaper [ Jno. Walton Barker, hys bookes, Avallonlea] front hinge gently pulled; includes spot of rough erasure and evidence of bookplate removal on half-title page; Very Good+, lacking the dustjacket.

Early adventure featuring Alan Quartermain: "It may be well to state that the incident of the “Thing that bites” recorded in this tale is not an effort of the imagination. On the contrary, it is “plagiarized.” Mandara, a well-known chief on the east coast of Africa, has such an article, and uses it. In the same way the wicked conduct attributed to Wambe is not without a precedent. T’Chaka, the Zulu Napoleon, never allowed a child of his to live. Indeed he went further, for on discovering that his mother, Unandi, was bringing up one of his sons in secret, like Nero he killed her, and with his own hand." (the preface) ;AHEARN, APG 010c.

Price: $100.00

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