Grier, Sydney C. - The Keepers of the Gate

William Blackwood and Sons, 1911. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: A. Pearce. Very Good Condition. pictorial covers in orange & black over light brown; b/w. map of Northern India printed inside front cover; b/w. frontis. illustration & 7 further throughout by A. Pearce; a stirring tale of the Indian or Sepoy Mutiny & the brave deeds of Britain's brave soldiers written barely a decade & a half after the event, so unlikely to refer to them as 'India's First Nationalist Uprising'. At the rear is a 64 page catalogue of Blackwood's publications. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 325 + 64 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact; now in archive acetate film protection. Slight foxing to page edges. no Dust Jacket as published.. Previous owner's signature in ink to fep.. Black titles spine. Illustrator: A. Pearce. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Pictorial Bindings; Historical Fiction; Indian Mutiny; India; 19th century; Fiction. Inventory No: 4150.

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