HISTORICAL STORY
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THE GREY ADVENTURER
Written by Geoffrey Trease.
Illustrated by Beatrice Goldsmith.
Stock no. 1824128
Published by Basil Blackwell.
1st
1942.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A colourful and exciting story for boys and girls laid in Restoration England and early American Colonies. Blue cloth boards, red title block to spine with gilt title. B/w illustrations. Blue mark to spine. Cloth to base of spine and lower 1/3 of rear board creased. Top corner of front board creased. Text block a little browned. Contents generally clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and small chips, blue biro to 'G' and 'y' of title, spine browned, rear panel grubby.
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- HISTORICAL STORY
THE BOMBARD
Written by Henry Treece.
Illustrated by Christine Price.
Stock no. 1323269
Published by The Bodley Head.
1st
1959.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
King Edward III and his son struggle against the French, the Welsh and the Scotts. Dark red boards, gilt to spine. B/w text illustrations. 187 pages. 8 x 5.25". Minimal bumping to spine. Rear endpapers are browned. Foxing to textblock. Old pencil price erased from front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby to rear panel, browned to spine and slightly worn at head of spine.
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LA VENDEE: AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Written by Anthony Trollope.
Illustrated by Shirley Bellwood.
Stock no. 2138211
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1998.
Fine condition.
Green cloth spine with black & gilt title labels. Pale green paper boards with floral borders. Top edge green. Full page b/w illustrations. Contained in a nearly fine slip-case. A few light scuffs to one edge.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- HISTORICAL STORY
THE MAURITIUS COMMAND
Written by Patrick O'Brian.
Stock no. 2136498
Published by Folio Society.
2009.
Fine condition.
Blue decorated covers. Gilt title boxes. Colour & b/w illustrations. 2nd printing. Contained in a nearly fine slip-case.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- HISTORICAL STORY
THE TWO BOUQUETS
Written by Eleanor Farjeon.
Illustrated by Reginald Woolley.
Stock no. 1321787
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A period novelette featuring the Gills of Twickenham and misunderstandings at a ball, based on the operetta by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon. Deep pink cloth covers with silver titles to spine and silver vignette. B/w chapter headers. 163 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Price-cut wrapper is slightly worn at spine and corners and a tiny bit grubby to rear panel.
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- HISTORICAL STORY
- LITERATURE
ENSIGN CAREY
Written by Ronald Welch.
Stock no. 1321448
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Orange boards, silver title to spine. 175 pages. ISBN: 0192713868. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and top edge dusty. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed. Publisher's price sticker to front flap has been crossed out with biro.
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- HISTORICAL STORY
ENSIGN CAREY
Written by Ronald Welch.
Stock no. 1319446
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Orange boards, silver title to spine. 175 pages. ISBN: 0192713868. Spine and corners bumped, some slight fading to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is just a little rubbed at edges and is faded to spine.
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MOSS AND BLISTER
Written by Leon Garfield.
Illustrated by Faith Jaques.
Stock no. 1318526
Published by Heinemann.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Garfield's Apprentices Series. Green pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 043494033X. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a little edge rubbed and foxed on flaps and on verso.
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PALADINS IN SPAIN
Written by Eleanor Farjeon.
Illustrated by Katharine Tozer.
Stock no. 2126280
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1st
1937.
Good condition.
Green cloth, blue titles to spine. Colour frontis, five b/w illustrations. 168 pages. 8 x 5.5". Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Heavy wear and some marks/scuffing to covers. Large inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing throughout.
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- HISTORICAL STORY
QUEEN OF THE FALLS
Written by Chris Van Allsburg.
Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg.
Stock no. 1815922
Published by Andersen Press.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition.
Annie Taylor, a short, plump and fussy sixty-two-year-old widow resolves to find fame and fortune by being the first person to go over the thundering waters of Niagara Falls in a barrel... Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781849392723.
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STELLA AND THE FIRESHIPS
Written by Showell Styles.
Stock no. 1815764
Published by William Kimber.
1st
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A masterly tale of fast-moving action around naval exploits at the time of Nelson. Red boards with gilt title to spine. 190 pages. ISBN: 0718305817. Small mark to rear board. Page browning. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
- NAVY
ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by Herbert J. Draper.
Stock no. 1406634
Published by Blackie & Son.
Very good condition.
Dark green pictorial boards. 12 b/w plates plus map of France. 384pp plus Blackie's Book List. A Tale of the Huguenot Wars. Early reprint. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing especially to endpapers and booklist pages. Ticks to illustration list. Plates all present and in very good condition.
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- CHILDRENS
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- ADVENTURE
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- HISTORICAL STORY