Search Results: the book of bravery being true by henry wysham lanier

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London : Bickers & Son, [1918]. First edition : the London issue of the American sheets. Thirty-six tales of inspiring bravery, ancient and modern, grouped under the headings of "Facing Death to Avoid It", "The Treasure-Seekers", "Soldiers Who Knew No Fear", "Some Exploits of the Sea", and "Famous Deeds of Discipline", with individual chapter titles such as, "How an Artist Outwitted a Pope", "A Great Novelist among the Corsairs", etc. Post 8vo (197 x 129mm). xii,420pp. Sixteen plates. Bound in a handsome full prize tree calf, by Bickers & Son, banded and gilt, with the arms of Guy Henry Fisher-Rowe (1877-1946) of St. David's School, Reigate, on the upper cover; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers; just a hint of rubbing, but a very good copy indeed. School prize-label dated 1930, signed by Fisher-Rowe, and made out to W. G. Peck of the Lower Third.

London: Bickers & Son , 1918. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A smartly bound first edition of this scarce collection of stories on bravery, with illustrations. Bound by Bickers & Son. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen plates. Collated complete. A collection of short stories on bravery, with tales of facing death, treasure-seekers, soldiers who knew no fear, exploits at sea, and famous deeds of discipline. Collected and recounted by Henry Wysham Lanier, an American author and professor. Bound by Bickers & Son, London. Bound in full tree calf with gilt. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Front hinge just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed