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FL: Mark-Age, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Book shows light yellow stains on inner panels/end pgs, dustwrapper shows fading of spine, lightly soiled panels, 1/2in Tear on top spine end, slight tearing(1/8in) of spine ends, book shows 3 small brown stains on outer pg ends. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

A smart first edition of this adventure novel from popular Victorian author H. Rider Haggard. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-two plates. Collated complete. A historical novel telling the story of the early life of the hero Umslopogaas, the unacknowledged son of the great Zulu king and general Chaka. Written by Sir Henry Rider Haggard, an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and a small mark to the front board. Front hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Very Good.

A scarce signed first edition of this wonderful study of the photography of Mario Testino, examining the juxtaposition of his clothed and nude images of women. A scarce first edition of this work, of which only five-thousand copies were produced. Inscribed by Testino to the title page: 'To Dear Malcolm, with best wishes, Mario'. Published to coincide with a touring exhibition of Testino's work, 'Todo o Nada' presents fifty-four colour and monochrome portraits, of celebrities and models including Nicole Kidman, Kate Moss, and Shalom Harlow. Also present is an interview with Testino, with text provided in both English and Spanish. Â A wonderful example of the work of a man identified as 'the John Singer Sargent of our times' by the photography curator of London's National Portrait Gallery. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, fine, with just a touch of fading to the head of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Flat signed to the title page. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine.