Author: Fenton Ash [Francis Henry Atkins]
Title: The Black Opal: A Romance of Thrilling Adventure
Description: London, J. F. Shaw, 1928 . Cloth. A smart copy of this very scarce children's adventure novel, set in the Sargasso sea. First published in 1914, this work is very scarce in all editions.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and four further colour plates. Collated, complete.An unusual children's lost race novel, set upon a land mass made of weeds in the Sargasso sea.A charming children's science fiction novel, from British writer of pulp and science fiction Francis Henry Atkins, written under the pseudonym Fenton Ash.With the stamps of 'J. M. van Heiningen' to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright. Bumping to back strip head and tail, back strip lightly age toned. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with spotting, and instances of foxing throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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