Black Ajax
by Fraser, George MacDonald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0786705531
- ISBN 13
- 9780786705535
- Seller
-
Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1998. First edition by this publisher, second printing. Hardcover (Half Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy Clean with a tiny spot on top edge The dazzling bare-knuckle rise and fall of Regency England's greatest bosing contender, a freed American slave called 'Black Ajax'.
Black Ajax is a historical novel by George MacDonald Fraser based on the career of Tom Molineaux. The father of Harry Flashman appears as a major character although the book is not part of the official Flashman series.
Black Ajax is a historical novel by George MacDonald Fraser based on the career of Tom Molineaux. The father of Harry Flashman appears as a major character although the book is not part of the official Flashman series.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54877
- Title
- Black Ajax
- Author
- Fraser, George MacDonald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Half Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition by this publisher, second printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0786705531
- ISBN 13
- 9780786705535
- Publisher
- Carroll & Graf Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 248
- Keywords
- British writers fiction, boxing, bare-knuckle
- X weight
- 600.000 kg
- Size
- Octavo (standard book size)
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