London; Blackie & Son Ltd., 1896., 1896. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. 379 pp. Twelve illustrations (including frontis) by W H Margetson, photographic portrait of the Author (with facsimile signature) and a map; 32pp advertisements to rear. Book Condition: Very Good. Original decorative green cloth with bevelled edges & gilt titles; illustrations to front & to spine. No dust-jacket (as issued). Surface rubbing / minor wear to edges. Sporadic foxing, mainly to first few leaves and textblock edge. A handsome copy.

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Bookseller: Keel Row Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1979
Title: THE TIGER OF MYSORE A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib
Author: Henty, G A
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Publisher: London; Blackie & Son Ltd., 1896.
Date Published: 1896
Keywords: Children's

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Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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