HISTORICAL STORY
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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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- 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
DEATH AND THE ARROW
Written by Chris Priestley.
Stock no. 1207925
Published by Doubleday.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. B/w chapter headers. A Tom Marlowe adventure. ISBN: 0385604920. SIGNED by author. Small blemish to top of front joint, probably a binding error.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
THE HUNTED KING
Written by Laurence Meynell.
Stock no. 1108651
Published by The Bodley Head.
1st
1959.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Earlham Library Series. Yellow cloth with black title ot spine. Novel based on Charles I's son when he is hunted from place to place in southern England. A little bumping to a couple of cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with fading to spine and a few marks; couple of small nicks to edges.
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- HISTORICAL STORY
BEYOND THE SUNSET
Written by Arthur D. Howeden Smith.
Stock no. 1108637
Published by Brentano's Ltd.
1st
1923.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth with gilt titles. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is grubby with some edge-tears and chips - a few small pieces of loss.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
- ADVENTURE
PLOT FOR THE QUEEN
Written by Margaret J. Miller.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1108521
Published by Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd..
1st
1969.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, black title to spine. ISBN: 035602671X. Heavy bumping along bottom edge of front cover. Ink stamp to front endpaper.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY