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THE YOUNG CARTHAGINIAN
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by C.J. Staniland.
Stock no. 815020
Published by Blackie & Son. Circa 1901. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. A Story of the Times of Hannibal. Covers browned. Corners bumped. Bookplate to front pastedown. All plates present.

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A FINAL RECKONING
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 814889
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. Red cloth, embossed decoration to front and spine. Gilt title to spine, blind title to front. 4 colour plates. 352 pages. Covers clean and bright. Page 49 detached. All plates present. Contents generally clean and tight. One hinge pulled. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn and torn with a few chips.

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A FINAL RECKONING
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 814900
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. The New Henty Library. Green cloth, black titles, brown border outline to front and vignette of a man to spine. 4 b/w plates. 352 pages. Covers clean and bright. Inscription in ink to front endpaper else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial wrapper is lightly worn at corners and scuffed to rear panel.

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A MARCH ON LONDON
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.H. Margetson.
Stock no. 440809
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection. Blue pictorial cloth. 8 b/w plates. 352 pages + 32 page booklist. All edges green. First edition produced in 1897 but dated 1898. 2nd state of 1st edition (has plain endpapers). Spine and corners are bumped. Small split to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing to prelims. Frontis has silvery sheen, giving an overall browned effect.

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WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 381320
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles to spine and front board. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. All edges green. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers lightly rubbed. Tiny nick to front edge of spine. Small address sticker and ink stamp to front pastedown. Front joint cracked. Rear endpapers replaced. Light foxing throughout.

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THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by John De Walton.
Stock no. 809768
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 3 b/w plates. Corners are bumped. Fading to top and tail of spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates are present. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with loss to top and tail of spine and corners and ink stain to top of front panel.

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A LAD OF GRIT
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 809462
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1928. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red and cream pictorial cloth. A story of adventure on land and sea in restoration times. 4 b/w plates. 240 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Front endpaper missing. Some surface paper damage to front pastedown. Browning and foxing to some pages and outer page edges. 4 b/w plates all present. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some pieces of loss and grubby marks.

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THE QUEST OF THE GOLDEN HOPE
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Frank E. Wiles.
Stock no. 809185
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1927. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. 3 b/w plates plus map of island. 255 pages. A 17th century story of adventure. Corners bumped, covers nice and bright. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. A few foxspots, mainly to prelims and text block. All plates present.

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BLEWCOAT BOY
Written by Leon Garfield. Illustrated by Elizabeth Finn.
Stock no. 809004
Published by Victor Gollancz. 1st 1988. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Acorn Modern Classics. Black and white illustrations. 112 pages. 'When you go shopping for a dad, you got to be careful. You don't want any old rubbish...'. ISBN: 0575043946.

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THE YOUNG CAVALIER
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 808248
Published by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd.. Circa 1925. Good condition.

A story of the civil wars. Blue cloth, black titles and illustration to front cover and spine. 8 b/w plates. 222 pages. Spine slightly faded, a few foxspots to covers, a couple of bumps to edges. Foxing throughout. All plates present.

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ALAN CARR IN THE NEAR EAST
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by E. Boye Uden.
Stock no. 808204
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of a Cadet's life and adventures aboard the S.S. Golden Venture during the World War. Red cloth, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. Top corners bumped. All plates present. Pictorial wrapper is edge-rubbed & worn with slight loss at corners and a little grubby to rear panel.

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BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.S. Stacey.
Stock no. 591169
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1932. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

With Cortez in Mexico. Green pictorial cloth. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates plus 2 maps. Book: all plates present. Spine a bit bumped. Very neat inscription in ink to front endpaper. Minimal foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is worn to spine with some loss to base.

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