Haggard (H. Rider) The Virgin of the Sun
£975
London, Cassell, 1922.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
This novel centers on Hubert of Hastings, an English fisherman and archer from the time of King Richard II. Scarce in dust-jacket.
Out of stock
Jacket rather worn at spine ends and corners, but otherwise a very good example of a ‘twenties jacket.
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