At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
by HENTY, G. A
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London/Toronto: Blackie & Son/William Briggs, 1902. First edition Canadian issue. Hardcover. Good. vi, 384, 32 p. 20 cm. 12 b&w illustrations by Wil Paget. Green pictorial hardcover. Some wear and soiling to cloth with bumped bottom corners. Cracking at front hinge and elsewhere internally. A few pencil marks and spots.
G.A. Henty was a soldier turned writer of historical adventure. Many of the 122 books he wrote during his lifetime are still in print today, over a century later. "At the Point of the Bayonet" relates the story of the British in 18th-century India.
G.A. Henty was a soldier turned writer of historical adventure. Many of the 122 books he wrote during his lifetime are still in print today, over a century later. "At the Point of the Bayonet" relates the story of the British in 18th-century India.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106143
- Title
- At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
- Author
- HENTY, G. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition Canadian issue
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son/William Briggs
- Place of Publication
- London/Toronto
- Date Published
- 1902
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Children's Literature, Mahratta War
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