Love Eternal, H. Rider Haggard — 1st Edition

£230.00

Love Eternal, H. Rider Haggard — 1st Edition

Name: Love Eternal, H. Rider Haggard — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6078
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Publication: London, Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1918

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 344.

Condition Report: Very Good. The volume remains structurally robust, retaining a tight, square text block without any lean, and the internal hinges are fully secure. The original publisher's blue cloth boards are well-preserved, showing only minor, expected rubbing to the extremities and slight softening at the head and tail of the spine. The spine itself exhibits some general darkening, though the gilt lettering remains distinctly legible, and the blind-stamped detailing to the front board is crisp. The most prominent wear is isolated to the text block edges, which are noticeably toned with moderate to heavy foxing, particularly along the rough-cut fore-edge and bottom edge. Internally, the pages are largely bright and clean, with sporadic foxing and age-toning mostly confined to the preliminary leaves and margins, never impeding the text. The original colour frontispiece is fully intact and vividly preserved, culminating in a highly presentable and authentic survivor of this wartime production.

Catalogue Note: This is the true first UK edition of H. Rider Haggard's Love Eternal. The volume features a striking colour frontispiece illustrated by A. C. Michael.

As is typical of wartime and immediate post-war publishing productions, survival in original, unsophisticated cloth without severe degradation is notable.

Copies of this true first printing, especially with the publisher's original blind-stamped boards intact and the frontispiece cleanly present, have become increasingly scarce on the open market.

In Love Eternal, H. Rider Haggard pivots from the high adventure of his Allan Quatermain and She series to craft a sweeping, supernatural romance. The novel traces the profound, lifelong bond between Godfrey Knight, a puritanical parson's son, and Isobel Blake, a merchant's daughter. Separated by earthly circumstances and the prejudices of their families, their devotion transcends the physical realm. Delving into spiritualism and the enduring power of the soul, Haggard delivers a poignant meditation on love's ability to conquer even death.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: H. Rider Haggard

Book Publisher: Cassell and Company, Ltd

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Romance

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 344

Book Publication Year: 1918

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: A. C. Michael

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

Book Dimensions:

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