WITH THE ALLIES TO PEKIN A Tale of the Relief of the Legations
by HENTY, G. A
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1904. 1st edition. b&w plates and a map. pp. 384, ads.,8vo,,Green cloth bds., bevelled, blocked black, orange, yellow-brown,All plates and the map present, and placed as called for in List of Illustrations. A few rub spots to board edges and a touch of soiling to cloth. Illustrated front board and spine nice and bright. Front hinge stressed but tight, with a bit of staining and page wrinkling to the gutter. Contents exceptionally clean and bright. A good plus copy. Illustrations by Wal Paget. Thirty-two pages of ads at end. Newbolt 108.1.
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- Bookseller
- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9900038500
- Title
- WITH THE ALLIES TO PEKIN A Tale of the Relief of the Legations
- Author
- HENTY, G. A
- Illustrator
- b&w plates and a map
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Literature;Historical Fiction;History;Juvenile;;;;;GAH
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