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Lot of Nine Adventure Novels For Boys by G. A. Henty, All In Beautiful Pictorial Bindings,... (Total: 9 Items)
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Lot of Nine Adventure Novels For Boys by G. A. Henty, All In Beautiful Pictorial Bindings, including: Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main. London/New York: Blackie & Son/Charles Scribner's Sons, [n.d., 1883]. Blue pictorial cloth. Slightly cocked; otherwise, a near fine copy. [and:] True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War of Independence. Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co., [n.d., written 1885]. Later reprint. Blue pictorial cloth. Faded spots to spine. Pages brittle. Good. [and:] The Dragon and the Raven, or, The Days of King Alfred. New York: Scribner and Welford, [n.d., written 1886]. Red pictorial cloth. Neat gift inscription dated 1891. Fine. [and:] For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. New York: Scribner and Welford, [n.d., 1888]. Blue-green pictorial cloth. Some gilt dulled on spine. Light wear to head and foot of spine. Neat gift inscription dated 1889. Overall, a near fine copy.[and:] The Cat of the Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt. New York: Scribner and Welford, [n.d., 1889].Green pictorial cloth. Neat gift inscription dated 1889. Near fine. [and:] Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War. New York: Scribner and Welford, [n.d., 1890]. Red pictorial cloth. Neat gift inscription dated 1890. Fine. [and:] A Chapter of Adventures, or, Through the Bombardment of Alexandria. Toronto: Coop Clark Co. and William Briggs, [n.d., written 1891). Brown decorated cloth. Front board slightly bowed. Foxing throughout. Neat gift inscription dated 1917. Overall, very good. [and:] At Agincourt: A Tale of the White Hoods of Paris. London: Blackie & Son, 1897. First edition. Green pictorial cloth (the areas decorated in white are fading a bit). Near fine.[and:] The Treasure of the Incas: A Tale of Adventures in Peru. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First American edition. Blue pictorial cloth. Fairly inconspicuous water stain to outside of front board. Light wear to rear hinge. Neat gift inscription dated 1902. A near fine copy. A lovely collection of books that apparently belonged to one boy, whose name appears in most of these volumes, and who took very good care of his books.Auction Info
2008 October Grand Format Rare Books Auction #684 (go to Auction Home page)
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October, 2008
16th-18th
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