MY THREE YEARS IN MANIPUR and Escape from the Recent Mutiny.
by Grimwood, Ethel St. Clair
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- V.g.
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1891. xii, 316pp. [i] postscript. Full page photographic portrait frontis. of the authoress, 6 full page illus. plates and one sketch map. Publisher's blue buckram, gilt. Gilt cross to the front board with 'Faith, Charity, Hope, 1883' to the four arms of the device [gilt design of the Royal Red Cross]. Inscribed to the head of the half-title page 'Major J. A. Winstanley 4th Batt, Sherwood Foresters. THe spine is a trifle sunned but the boards are fine. The attractive original patterned end-papers are uncracked and the text block and contents are fine and tight. A near fine copy. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS.. 1st Edition. Hardback. V.g.. large 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TH184
- Title
- MY THREE YEARS IN MANIPUR and Escape from the Recent Mutiny.
- Author
- Grimwood, Ethel St. Clair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - V.g.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Size
- large 8vo
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- Military;
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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