Official abbreviated edition, for educational purposes. 8vo. (7.4 x 5 inches). 266pp, including a 3pp glossary. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four full page mono plates plus one vignette illustration by William Russell Flint. Also one plate showing the map of the route to the mines. A very good copy in a fine early leather binding by E S A Binders of London. Full dark green calf. Spine with raised bands, each decorated in gilt. Compartments double ruled and decorated in gilt. Red title label, gilt. Decorative gilt roll border on boards. Board edges with gilt diagonal lines. Decorative gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Neat hand written school prize presentation to front blank free endpaper. All edges marbled. Some offsetting to the blank endpapers from the marbled papers but overall a very good clean copy throughout in a very good binding. An attractive leather bound copy of this classic adventure story. --- This edition contains a note by Haggard which states that it has been abbreviated for educational purposes with his consent and approval.