George Alfred Henty: The Story of An Active Life.
by Fenn, G. Manville. [George Alfred Henty]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1907. First edition of Fenn's biography of highly popular 19th century novelist George Alfred Henty. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated with 11 plates including frontispiece portrait of Henty. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription. A sharp example of this rare title. Prolific English novelist and war correspondent George Alfred Henty is best known for his historical adventure stories that were very popular and commercially successful in the late 19th century. Henty wrote 122 works of historical fiction throughout his career, including The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The Temple (1888), Under Drake's Flag (1883) and In Freedom's Cause (1885) and was considered the most popular boy's author of his day. His publisher, Blackie and Son, estimated in February 1952 that they were producing about 150,000 Henty books a year at the height of his popularity, and stated that their records showed they had produced over three and a half million Henty books (Feather, The Age of the Novel, 2006).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122474
- Title
- George Alfred Henty: The Story of An Active Life.
- Author
- Fenn, G. Manville. [George Alfred Henty]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- George Alfred Henty First Edition, George Alfred Henty: The Story of An Active Life First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Autobiography;
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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