Author: Harry Collingwood
Title: Two Gallant Sons of Devon
Description: London, Glasgow and Bombay, Blackie and Son Limited, 1913. Cloth. A captivating piece of boys' nautical adventure fiction by Harry Collingwood, bound in smart pictorial cloth. Set at sea, this work covers exciting incidents such as sailing ships, an attack by natives, sea rescue, and battles and fires at sea.Written by Harry Collingwood, the pseudonym of William Joseph Cosens Lancaster (1843-1922), a British novelist and civil engineer. The majority of Collingwood's prolific boys' fiction was set at sea, as is the case with this work.Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson (1866-1937), a Scottish artist and illustrator who himself had a career at sea. He also illustrated for other similar writers, including Frederick Marryat, R. M. Ballantyne and Percy Westerman.With six colour plates. Collated, complete.A thrilling piece of adventure fiction set on the high seas. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine resulting in slight fraying. A few marks to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound, with both hinges starting but still firm. Plate opposite page 274 is loose but present. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a little occasional spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Edward S. Hodgson. Very Good .
Keywords: Two Gallant Sons of Devon Harry Collingwood Adventure Fiction Military Fiction Harry Collingwood Boys' Adventure Edward S. Hodgson
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Title: Two Gallant Sons of Devon
Description: London, Glasgow and Bombay, Blackie and Son Limited, 1913. Cloth. A captivating piece of boys' nautical adventure fiction by Harry Collingwood, bound in smart pictorial cloth. Set at sea, this work covers exciting incidents such as sailing ships, an attack by natives, sea rescue, and battles and fires at sea.Written by Harry Collingwood, the pseudonym of William Joseph Cosens Lancaster (1843-1922), a British novelist and civil engineer. The majority of Collingwood's prolific boys' fiction was set at sea, as is the case with this work.Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson (1866-1937), a Scottish artist and illustrator who himself had a career at sea. He also illustrated for other similar writers, including Frederick Marryat, R. M. Ballantyne and Percy Westerman.With six colour plates. Collated, complete.A thrilling piece of adventure fiction set on the high seas. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine resulting in slight fraying. A few marks to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound, with both hinges starting but still firm. Plate opposite page 274 is loose but present. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a little occasional spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Edward S. Hodgson. Very Good .
Keywords: Two Gallant Sons of Devon Harry Collingwood Adventure Fiction Military Fiction Harry Collingwood Boys' Adventure Edward S. Hodgson
Price: GBP 40.00 = appr. US$ 57.12 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 776R57
- Book number: 776R57
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