Author: G. Manville Fenn
Title: Draw Swords! in the Horse Artillery
Description: London, W & R Chambers, Limited , 1898. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this uncommon fiction about the adventures of a young officer's journey within a horse brigade, written with young adults in mind. The first edition of this uncommon work.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This book aimed at young adults follows a young officer serving in Calcutta who gets promoted to a position in the horse brigade of a reputable troop. This was the first juvenile fiction from George Manville Fenn, a prolific English novelist, journalist and educationalist. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with damp staining to the rear board. Hinges and joints are tender. Quite worn to the extremities, with bumping and fading to the spine. Marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the occasional spot and mark, heaviest to the first and last few leaves. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good . Ill.: W. H. C. Groome. Good .
Keywords: Fiction Illustrated Young Readers Illustrated W. H. C. Groome
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Title: Draw Swords! in the Horse Artillery
Description: London, W & R Chambers, Limited , 1898. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this uncommon fiction about the adventures of a young officer's journey within a horse brigade, written with young adults in mind. The first edition of this uncommon work.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. This book aimed at young adults follows a young officer serving in Calcutta who gets promoted to a position in the horse brigade of a reputable troop. This was the first juvenile fiction from George Manville Fenn, a prolific English novelist, journalist and educationalist. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with damp staining to the rear board. Hinges and joints are tender. Quite worn to the extremities, with bumping and fading to the spine. Marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the occasional spot and mark, heaviest to the first and last few leaves. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good . Ill.: W. H. C. Groome. Good .
Keywords: Fiction Illustrated Young Readers Illustrated W. H. C. Groome
Price: GBP 30.00 = appr. US$ 42.84 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 909Y51
- Book number: 909Y51
See more books from our catalog: English Literature Pre 1900