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Et afrikansk skatte: En fortælling om Den store Sahara

Et afrikansk skatte: En fortælling om Den store Sahara
Forfatter: James MacLaren Cobban
Forlag: John Long, London, 1899
320 sider ; 8°; 20 cm

Første udgave. En meget god kopi i sit originale udsmykkede, billedrige røde stofbind. Det forgylte forsatsmotiv og bogstavering forbliver lysende og tydelige. Let misfarvning og mindre kantslitage, bindingen er indvendigt solid og sikker. Siderne er sprøde og rene med deckle-kanter og kun minimal, isoleret plettelse på for- og bagbladene.

An African Treasure: A Tale of the Great Sahara is a rare, turn-of-the-century lost world fiction and adventure novel written by Scottish author J. MacLaren Cobban. Originally published in 1899 (with popular American editions released in 1900), the book falls squarely into the Victorian-era genre of imperial adventure fiction made famous by writers like H. Rider Haggard, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Rudyard Kipling.

The story follows an eccentric cast of characters, including Doctor Cairn and Sandy Peebles, who travel into the dangerous interior of Morocco. The protagonists must race against time to crack a cryptic puzzle before the ruthless Basha Misfiwa decodes it, preventing the tyrant from using its ancient secrets to claim a legendary power hidden in the sands.

The adventure culminates in a classic "lost world" trope: the discovery of a secret, ancient city hidden deep within the Sahara Desert, which is still populated by the isolated descendants of the Roman Empire. The book was successful enough to prompt multiple international editions, notably by John Long in London and the New Amsterdam Book Company in New York. It was frequently advertised alongside mainstream popular fiction of the day. 

Today, the book is recognized by science fiction historians as a foundational piece of "Lost World" or "Lost Race" fiction. It is officially cataloged in genre bibliographies—such as George Locke’s A Spectrum of Fantasy—because it perfectly captures the peak of Victorian fascination with undiscovered civilizations.


An African treasure : a tale of the great Sahara
Author: James MacLaren Cobban
Publisher: John Long, London, 1899
320 pages ; 8°; 20 cm

First edition. A very good copy in its original ornate, pictorial red cloth. The gilt-stamped cover illustration and lettering remain bright and distinct. Light staining and minor edge wear, the binding is Internally solid and secure. Pages are crisp and clean with deckle edges and only minimal, isolated foxing to the preliminary and final leaves.

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An African Treasure: A Tale of the Great Sahara af James MacLaren Cobban, forfatter og illustrator, er en førsteudgave hardback udgivet af John Long i London i 1899, på engelsk, 320 sider, cirka 20 cm høj, i meget god stand.

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An African Treasure: A Tale of the Great Sahara af James MacLaren Cobban, forfatter og illustrator, er en førsteudgave hardback udgivet af John Long i London i 1899, på engelsk, 320 sider, cirka 20 cm høj, i meget god stand.

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