London: Blackie & Son Limited, 1898. 1st Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Illustated. vipp; 384pp; 32pp. A charming copy of this childrens classis. Bound in original well preserved green cloth with gilt embossed lettering and colour embossed picture to the front board and spine. All edges coloured green. Illustrated with 12 full page b/w plates , including a frontispeice plate - all as called for. The book has a little spine lean. Bumps to the head and tail of the spine. School presentation bookplate to the front paste down from Royal Grammar School, Guildford, dated 1902. The frontispiece plate is loose with some creasing to the periphery and ligth foxing to the reverse. Clean and tight. A very good copy.

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Bookseller: Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 225733
Title: With Moore at Corunna
Author: Henty, G. A
Illustrator: Illustated
Format/Binding: Original Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Blackie & Son Limited
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1898
Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾"
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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