THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE Or, With Peterborough in Spain
by HENTY, G. A
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- Hardcover
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited, 1920. Hardcover. W. Rainey illustrations. pp. 352.,8vo,,Bound in original illustrated gunmetal blue cloth,First published by Blackie in 1887. This presentation a later printing of the 'New Edition' described in Newbolt 28.4. Colour frontispiece, and four b&w plates by W. Rainey. Corners bumped, cloth lightly scuffed, with a few spots of soiling. Partially rubbed-out previous owner's inscript. to front free endpaper. Binding abit shaken, but holding. A good copy. Illustration of Peterborough astride cannon barrel on front board; musketman illustration on spine.
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- Bookseller
- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9900040841
- Title
- THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE Or, With Peterborough in Spain
- Author
- HENTY, G. A
- Illustrator
- W. Rainey illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son Limited
- Place of Publication
- London and Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- ;;;;;;;;GAH
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Glossary
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....