{"product_id":"swallow-h-rider-haggard-first-edition","title":"Swallow, H. Rider Haggard — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"15\" data-end=\"659\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine\u003c\/strong\u003e: Publisher’s original hardback binding displays only very faint marks and slight age-related discolouration across the boards, though remains in exceptional overall condition. Gilt lettering across the spine and boards remains crisp, bright, and well-defined. Binding now protected in a plastic sleeve. Upper edge of the text block dust toned, though otherwise clean with notably sharp and well-preserved page edges for the period. Foxing scattered throughout the contents, though most pages remain clean and tidy overall. Illustration plates remain unblemished throughout. Frontispiece tissue guard fully intact. Binding tight and secure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"676\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"676\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"1052\"\u003eFirst edition published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1899, illustrated with eight black-and-white plates by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMaurice Greiffenhagen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. A desirable late adventure romance by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eH. Rider Haggard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, one of the defining authors of Victorian imperial adventure fiction. Early Haggard first editions in original cloth remain highly collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1268\"\u003eSet in southern Africa, \u003cem data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1087\"\u003eSwallow\u003c\/em\u003e combines adventure, lost-world romance, political intrigue, and historical conflict in a sweeping narrative characteristic of Haggard’s vivid storytelling and imperial imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52999251493203,"sku":"3125-SD-F-VG-1","price":169.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_237230ea-dbd7-4b20-a5f2-39def43c51ee.jpg?v=1771175090","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/swallow-h-rider-haggard-first-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}