Haggard (H. Rider) The Ancient Allan.
£675
London, Cassell, 1920
First edition. 8vo. Original light brown cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced at 8/6 net on spine.
An Allan Quatermain novel, direct sequel to The Ivory Child. An interesting way of resurrecting the character of Allan away from the period and Africa of his day.
Rare in jacket.
In stock
Minor foxing to pages, no inscriptions. Jacket is complete and unrestored. Minor loss to top of spine.
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