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[Lang (Andrew) and Walter Herries Pollock]. He
£395
London, Longmans, Green, 1887.
First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers, bound in later boards-backed cloth.
Lang & Pollock’s presumably affectionate parody of Rider Haggard’s She. Lang (of the Fairy Tale multi-coloured books fame) and Haggard worked together on subsequent projects.
Out of stock
Some minor foxing and marking.
Pictorial upper wrapper by W. Reader.
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