Author: HENTY, G. A. (GEORGE ALFRED)
Title: The Young Colonists
Description: Chicago, IL: Donohue Brothers, 1905. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The illustrated covers and spine are in mostly clean condition. The lettering on the spine is gilt, but black on the front cover. The text pages are generally clean and bright, but there are spots of foxing occasionally. This copy has black and white illustrations throughout. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper. "Henty once related in an interview how his storytelling skills grew out of tales told after dinner to his children. He wrote his first children's book, Out on the Pampas in 1868, naming the book's main characters after his children. The book was published by Griffith and Farran in November 1870 with a title page date of 1871. While most of the 122 books he wrote were for children, he also wrote adult novels, non-fiction such as The March to Magdala and Those Other Animals, short stories for the likes of The Boy's Own Paper and edited the Union Jack, a weekly boy's magazine. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
Keywords: Young Adult G. A. Henty George Alfred Henty Adventure Travel & Exploration
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Title: The Young Colonists
Description: Chicago, IL: Donohue Brothers, 1905. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The illustrated covers and spine are in mostly clean condition. The lettering on the spine is gilt, but black on the front cover. The text pages are generally clean and bright, but there are spots of foxing occasionally. This copy has black and white illustrations throughout. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper. "Henty once related in an interview how his storytelling skills grew out of tales told after dinner to his children. He wrote his first children's book, Out on the Pampas in 1868, naming the book's main characters after his children. The book was published by Griffith and Farran in November 1870 with a title page date of 1871. While most of the 122 books he wrote were for children, he also wrote adult novels, non-fiction such as The March to Magdala and Those Other Animals, short stories for the likes of The Boy's Own Paper and edited the Union Jack, a weekly boy's magazine. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
Keywords: Young Adult G. A. Henty George Alfred Henty Adventure Travel & Exploration
Price: US$ 25.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 43953
- Book number: 43953
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