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A Sister of the Red Cross. A Tale of the South African War
by Meade, L.T. [Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London, Edinburgh, and New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1901. Writing under a shortened pseudonym, the Irish author (1844-1914) was known for her juvenile fiction, and mystery adventures. This romance is based on current events (the Boer War). Blue cloth binding, illustrated on the front cover with a nurse in her attire stamped in black, white, red, and blue. Titling in gilt, with an alternative title ("A Story of Ladysmith) in black. The spine is decorated with a pith helmet, rifle with bayonet, and medal. Clean text; 368 pages. Frontis illustration and four others within, as well as small drawings. [There is a second "frontis" not noted in the illustration list] Rubbed at the margins, with a small abrasion on the front cover. Endpapers spotted, along with light spotting scattered throuout. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006627
- Title
- A Sister of the Red Cross. A Tale of the South African War
- Author
- Meade, L.T. [Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Minus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London, Edinburgh, and New York
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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