Under Wellington's Command. A Tale of the Peninsular War
by Henty, G. A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Upperco, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1898. First American edition.. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, blue-gray pictorial cloth. Vg condition. Covers and contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding sturdy and tight, with no cracking at endpaper seams. Pictorial cover and spine, gilt titles, red, black and light blue design over blue-gray; spine slightly dulled. Textblock edges colored olive green. 12 illustrations, collated, all present. 386 pp. + 32 pp. publisher’s catalogue.
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- Bookseller
- Tiber Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1161229.11
- Title
- Under Wellington's Command. A Tale of the Peninsular War
- Author
- Henty, G. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons, NY
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Boys, British, Children’s, Childrens, English, Girls, History, Juvenile, Literature, Victorian
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About the Seller
Tiber Books
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Upperco, Maryland
About Tiber Books
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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