HISTORICAL STORY
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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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- BOYS ADVENTURE
- HISTORICAL STORY
- WORLD WAR I
- NAVY
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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- BOYS ADVENTURE
- BOYS
- HISTORICAL STORY
ST. GEORGE FOR ENGLAND
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 591164
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Slightly better than good condition.
A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. 4 b/w plates. Green cloth, black/red pictorial spine. Book: all plates present. Front endpaper missing.
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- HISTORICAL STORY
- BOYS
WHEN LONDON BURNED
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by J. Finnemore.
Stock no. 591163
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1895.
Almost 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. Book: all plates present. Inscription in ink to half-title. Boards scuffed.
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- CHILDRENS
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- HISTORICAL STORY
- BOYS
- LONDON
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
BOTH SIDES THE BORDER
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by Ralph Peacock.
Stock no. 591118
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1899.
Very good condition.
A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower. Navy blue and brown pictorial cloth, gilt. All edges green. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 pages booklist. Some slight foxing to contents. Top and tail of spine bumped. Small scratch to front cover. Bookplate to front pastedown. All plates present. A nice bright copy.
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- BOYS ADVENTURE
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- HISTORICAL STORY
MOSS AND BLISTER
Written by Leon Garfield.
Illustrated by Faith Jaques.
Stock no. 738777
Published by Heinemann.
1st
1976.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Garfield's Apprentices Series. Green pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 043494033X. Wrapper is very lightly foxed on verso. A super copy.
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- HISTORICAL STORY
DRAKE WAS MY CAPTAIN
Written by Douglas Bell.
Stock no. 587168
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1952.
Very good condition.
Orange boards. Black title to spine. Colour frontis.
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- HISTORICAL STORY
UNDER DRAKE'S FLAG
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 586574
Published by Blackie & Son.
1st
1883.
Very good condition.
Very dark green full leather binding. Raised bands, gilt titles and decorations to spine. Marbled boards and endpapers. 368 pages. 12 tinted illustrations. REDUCED from £100. All plates present. Inscription in ink to first blank page. Frontis loose. School crest in gilt to front cover.
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- BOYS
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- HISTORICAL STORY
- LEATHER BINDING
THE QUEST OF THE GOLDEN HOPE
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Illustrated by Frank E. Wiles.
Stock no. 584614
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Circa
1940.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth, pictorial spine. 4 b/w plates + b/w map of the island. 255 pages. A 17th century story of adventure. Book: all plates present. A few foxspots to prelims and edge of textblock.
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- BOYS
- HISTORICAL STORY
HONOUR FIRST
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 584019
Published by Oxford University Press.
1938.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A tale of the 'Forty-Five. Colour pictorial boards and spine. Colour frontis. 280 pages. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper has rubbed corners, tear to rear and is slightly stained.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
A MARINER OF ENGLAND
Written by Herbert Strang; Richard Stead.
Stock no. 584029
Published by Oxford University Press.
1923.
Very good condition.
A Story of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Light green pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates and b/w map. 160 pages. Book: all plates present. Rear board slightly marked.
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- HISTORICAL STORY
- MARITIME
- PICTORIAL BINDING
THE PILOTS OF POMONA
Written by Robert Leighton.
Illustrated by John Leighton.
Stock no. 582196
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Circa
1915.
Very good condition.
A story of the Orkney Islands. Colour frontis. 3 b/w plates. Blue pictorial cloth. Gilt title blocks. vii + 352 pages. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Spine and corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Covers clean and bright. All plates present.
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