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The Young Buglers: A Tale of the Peninsular War
by G.A. Henty
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a richly illustrated, antique copy of "THE YOUNG BUGLERS" ("A Tale of the Peninsular War") by G.A. Henty. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); Jordan, Marsh & Co.; Boston. This edition features eight full-page illustrated plates, and 11 "plans of battle" maps. From a review: "The heroes of this historical fiction book are two orphaned brothers, Tom and Peter Scudamore. They tell the story of the Peninsular War how they see it through their eyes."
Condition:
Clean front cover and spine; the back cover has some small, light scratch lines and a small stain at the top-left corner. Sharp cover corners. Tiny cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The front end paper has an old name written in pencil, and a half-dollar sized piece missing at the top-right corner. The text pages are in nice condition - clean with only initials written in red ink on the title page. Overall the book is in Good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8044
- Title
- The Young Buglers
- Author
- G.A. Henty
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jordan, Marsh & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- GA Henty, the young buglers, boy knight, wulf of Saxon, under Drake's Flag, cat of bubastes, in reign of terror, dragon and raven, winning His Spurs, with Lee Virginia, for the Temple, beric Briton, in freedoms cause, by Right of Conquest, young Carthagin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature / Fiction; History;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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