Author: Edgar, John G. [editor]
Title: THE HEROES OF ENGLAND stories of the lives of England's warriors by land and sea.
Description: London, Bickers & son 1919 4 mounted plates on yellow framed paper of The decisive charge at Watrloo, The death of Nelson, Lord Clive,and Admiral Collingwood. . 8vo Prize marbled calf with gilt school coat of arms, gilt decorative frame and gilt spine compartments and gilt raised spine bands with two spine lables in dk.red and dr.brown, gilt dentelles and blindtooled reverses. [edges slightly rubbed] All edges marbled to match endpapers. Half title + titlepage + Preface +contents +408pp Prize bookplate to pastedown in latin. A few marginal spots but a fresh, tight clean copy of Nineteen biographies of the lives of English heroes. Starts with Edward the black prince ending with Sir Henry Havelock.

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