Adventures of an Aide-de-Camp

London & New York: George Routledge and Sons, c1890. Leather. Near Fine. 6.5" by 4". None. A lovely rebound military novel by Scottish novelist James Grant. James Grant (1822-1887) was a Scottish novelist and a distant relation of celebrated poet, Sir Walter Scott. He wrote around ninety books, including fifty-six novels, most of which focused on the military and history of Scotland, including many memoirs and histories as well as his fiction writing. His books were all published by Routledge and Sons as yellowbacks, cheap novels produced in competition with the penny dreadful. This military novel has been rebound from a yellowback copy. It has been bound incorrectly at the start of the book with a few pages bound in the wrong order; however, it is still complete. Undated ownership bookplate to the front pastedown to 'James Maclean, 33 Cowley Road, Oxford'. Most likely belonged to James Noël MacKenzie MacLean (1928-1978), a Scottish historian and author who studied at Lincoln University, Oxford. In a half calf binding with a gilt spine. Undated, dated from copies on Library Hub. Externally very smart, minor shelfwear to the rear board. Undated ownership bookplate to the front pastedown to 'James Maclean, 33 Cowley Road, Oxford', and stamp of same name to front endpaper. It has been bound incorrectly at the start of the book with a few pages bound in the wrong order. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean bar the odd spot on the rear pastedown. Near Fine