HISTORICAL STORY
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REDSKIN AND COWBOY
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by Alfred Pearse.
Stock no. 1403483
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
circa
1899.
Almost very good condition.
Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. A Tale Of The Western Plains. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some rubbing to board edges. Spine darkened. Couple of marks to boards which are a little grubby. Name and date to verso of frontis. Some hinges pulled. A few light foxspots and some fingering to margins otherwise contents are generally clean.
WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1403481
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1898.
Very good condition.
Red pictorial cloth, gilt. Edges olive green. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates plus 1 map and 7 battle-field plans. 384 pages + 32 pages booklist. Spine bumped and worn and browned. Picture is wearing off. Bottom front corner badly bumped. Other corners also bumped and all corners are rubbed. Marks to boards. Inscription in ink to half title page. Endpapers browned. Foxing mainly to prelims and a little to page edges otherwise contents are clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- HISTORICAL STORY
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1403478
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. Board edges a little rubbed. Small indent and faint marks to rear board. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some page browning and a little foxing otherwise contents generally clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- BOYS
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- HISTORICAL STORY
WITH COCHRANE THE DAUNTLESS
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by W.H. Margetson.
Stock no. 1403475
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1897.
Very good condition.
A Tale of The Exploits of Lord Cochrane In South American Waters. Pale blue pictorial cloth with gilt, black and blue decorations. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Board edges rubbed. Spine darkened. Gilt a little worn. A few marks to boards. Name in purple ink to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to top of title page. Endpapers browned. A few hinges pulled. Some foxing and fingering otherwise contents are generally clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
- BOYS
- PICTORIAL BINDING
THE LION OF THE NORTH
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by John Schonberg.
Stock no. 1403303
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus. Brown, green and gilt pictorial cloth. 12 b/w plates. 382 pages + 32 page booklist. All edges green. Early reprint - no date. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Couple of small splits to top of spine. Board edges are bumped and a little rubbed. A few marks to endpapers. Rear endpaper is creased at edge. Name stamp to top of half title page. A few foxspots and a little light fingering otherwise contents generally clean. Top corners of a few pages are lightly creased.
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- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- HISTORICAL STORY
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- PICTORIAL BINDING
WINNING HIS SPURS
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1313680
Published by Dean & Son Ltd..
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Dean's Classics series. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w frontis. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents are browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed with evidence of removal of a small label to top corner of front panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- CRUSADES
- HISTORICAL STORY
WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 2114707
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1898.
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. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some foxing to pages internally. Name in ink to front endpaper. All plates present.
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- CHILDRENS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- BOYS
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- HISTORICAL STORY
IN THE REIGN OF TERROR
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by John Schonberg.
Stock no. 1312975
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1888.
Good condition.
Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration to front and gilt pictorial spine. 8 b/w plates. The Adventures of a Westminster Boy. 351 pages plus 32 page booklist. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Spine is rubbed. Covers ever so slightly marked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper and name in ink on verso. Some light foxing and fingering throughout. Book leans to one side a little.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
WHEN LONDON BURNED
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by J. Finnemore.
Stock no. 1312972
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1895.
Very good condition.
Blue and gilt pictorial cloth. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates. 388 pages plus 32 page booklist. A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire. Spine and corners bumped and covers edge rubbed. Some light scuff marks to rear cover. Foxing to prelims and catalogue pages. Some hinges pulled but binding still tight.
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- CHILDRENS
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- HISTORICAL STORY
- BOYS
- LONDON
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
WITCH DOG
Written by John Beatty; Patricia Beatty.
Stock no. 1109365
Published by Morrow Junior Books.
1st USA
1968.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth, black title to spine. American edition. Bumping to spine. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with cup marks and edge-tears and chips; a few pieces of loss.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
SONS OF THE STEPPE
Written by Hans Baumann.
Illustrated by Heiner Rothfuchs.
Stock no. 1808855
Published by Oxford University Press.
1966.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of how the Conqueror Genghis Khan was overcome. White boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Text block a little grubby. Corners bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is covered with publishers clear laminate and has a small '65p' written in ink to lower edge of front flap.
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- CHILDRENS
- ASIA
- HISTORICAL STORY
THE DUNGEON
Written by Lynne Reid Banks.
Stock no. 1207935
Published by Collins.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
A powerful medieval tragedy. Blue boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 000713777X. SIGNED by author. Light page-edge browning.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY