Redcoat
by Bernard Cornwell
ISBN: 0670816817
ISBN-13: 9780670816811
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published date: 1988
Publisher's Notes
The fates of Jonathan Becket and Sam Gilpin are linked by shared enemies and passions in a tale of the American Revolution set in Philadelphia.
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Redcoat
Bernard Cornwell
Viking Adult. Used - Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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Redcoat
Cornwell, Bernard
NY: Viking, 1988. 405 pp. Light soil to page edges, light wear to cover edges, slight cigarette smell. Binding tight, text clean, no tears.. First American. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Paperback Recycler (United States)
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Bernard Cornwell
Viking Adult, 1988-01-21. Hardcover. Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. ( more information) Offered by BEST BARGAIN BOOKS WHOLESALER, INC. (United States)
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Redcoat
Bernard Cornwell
Viking Adult, 1988-01-21. Hardcover. Good. Edge and ocver wear to dust jacket. Creased dust jacket. Edge and ocver wear to book. Writing inside cover. ( more information) Offered by Half Price Books, Inc. (United States)
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Redcoat
Cornwell, Bernard
New York: Viking, 1988. Near Fine/Near Fine price Clipped. First Edition.. F. Hardcover. ( more information) Offered by Black Dog Books (United States)
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Redcoat
Cornwell, Bernard
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1988. First edition. Cornwell's first book set in America, a novel of the American Revolution set during the British occupation of Philadelphia in 1777. Fine in bright, crisp dust jacket with a small snag at the head edge of the spine.. First. Hard Cover. ( more information) Offered by The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (United States)
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Redcoat
Cornwell, Bernard
NY: Viking, 1988. Faint foxing to page tops. In jacket protector. 405 pages. Author photo with eyeglasses in mouth on rear jacket flap.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Old Saratoga Books (United States)
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Red Coat
Cornwell,Bernard
New York: Vikiing, 1988. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. ( more information) Offered by Always Superior Books (United States)
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REDCOAT
Cornwell, Bernard
New York: Viking Penguin, 1988. The author of the highly-popular Richard Sharpe books, Cornwell's first novel set in America features Sam Gilpin, a British soldier in General Howe's army occupying Philadelphia in 1777, and Jonathon Becket, a wounded American cavalryman; First Printing of the First UK Edition; Fine in Fine dustjacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. ( more information) Offered by H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (United States)
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REDCOAT
Cornwell, Bernard
NY: Viking, 1988. First US edition, first prnt. Signed by Cornwell on the title page. Tiny soil spot on foreedge, spine bottom edge cloth with slight wrinkle; dustjacket with tiny tear on the spine bottom edge (not immediately apparent). Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with a Durafold archival cover. Cornwell's first novel set in America. Signed by Author. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The image is of the book described and not a stock photo. ( more information) Offered by Revere Books, ABAA (United States)
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