Boston, MA: Charles E. Brown, ND. Hardcover. black-&-white illustrations. pp. viii, 302.,8vo,,,First published as 'Jack Archer / A Tale of the Crimea' by Sampson, Low et al (London) in 1883. Newbolt 14. This is the American edition, issued under an altered title and likely published in 1892 or shortly thereafter. Bound in olive-yellow cloth with gilt design to the front board blocked within a black ruled border. Edges of text block stained brown. Endpapers coloured slate blue. With 16 full-page illustrations (tissue guard frontispiece, plus 15 in the text), as in the British edition, but without the battle-plans (not called for in the list of illustrations to this edition). Boards show light wear and some soiling. Front hinge starting (but still tight) and contents slightly shaken. A few marginal smudges, else text clean and tight. A good copy.

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Bookseller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9900010683
Title: THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL: or, Jack Archer in the Crimea
Author: HENTY, G. A
Illustrator: black-&-white illustrations
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Charles E. Brown
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Date Published: ND
Keywords: Crimean War;;;;;;;;GAH

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Shaken: A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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