Kenneth, or the Rear-Guard of the Grand Army: 1860. By the Author of 'The Heir of Redclyffe'. [ i.e. Charlotte M. Yonge ]. Copyright edition. No. 1 in Tauchnitz 'Series for the Young'. LEIPZIG : 1860
by YONGE, Charlotte M. (1823-1901)
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Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1860. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Square 8vo. Frontispiece. FIRST TAUCHNITZ EDITION : 1860. First volume in their 'Series for the Young'. Hardback. Brown morocco leather spine, marbled boards. Marbled end-papers. Decorative gilt spine within panel. Top-edge gilt. Frontispiece. A bright tight and clean copy. Minor wear only. Very good plus. No owner name or internal markings. (vi), 327 pages. Scarce; only two copies held by any of the 24 major UK Libraries: British Library & National Library of Scotland.**Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE
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- Kenneth, or the Rear-Guard of the Grand Army: 1860. By the Author of 'The Heir of Redclyffe'. [ i.e. Charlotte M. Yonge ]. Copyright edition. No. 1 in Tauchnitz 'Series for the Young'. LEIPZIG : 1860
- Author
- YONGE, Charlotte M. (1823-1901)
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- Frontispiece
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
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- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Bernhard Tauchnitz
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1860
- Size
- Square 8vo
- Keywords
- Tauchnitz Series for the Young
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