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Soldier of the Queen
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Soldier of the Queen Hardcover - 1980

by Hennessy, Max (pseudonym of John Harris)

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Hamish Hamilton, London, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: John Green -- Dust Jacket. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), by John Green, with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. From Balaclava to the Zulu War, from the famous charge to the relentless spears of the Impis, this is the story of a heroic cavalry officer, Colby Goff, attractive to women and dedicated to the glory of his regiment. In a great sweep of imperial history it shows how Colby grows from a callous youth, frightened in his first combat less by the thought of death than by the possibility of doing something wrong, to an experienced soldier well used to the habit of independent action. -- front fold over blurb. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Minor rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Some fading of the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. IV, 284 pages, last five pages blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: John Green -- Dust Jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Fiction -- War; ISBN: 0241102413. ISBN/EAN: 9780241102411. Inventory No: 0211555. . 9780241102411
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