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David Cameron's Adventures
by Clarke, George Frederick
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
London & Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited Book. Illus. by Will Nickless. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. No date (1950). David Cameron, a young lad from Aberdeen, is kidnapped after the death of his father and sold into slavery in Virginia, after which he and "the Indian chief Tomah, to whom David had been able to show kindness on board ship," escape. Soon thereafter David experiences "an astonishing series of adventures in the wilderness." Beige cloth w/dark green lettering to front cover/spine, 237 pages, illustrated w/frontispiece and four internal drawings. Covers slightly warped, mild wear to corners/spine ends, edges lightly foxed/soiled, in price-clipped dust jacket w/a bit of edgewear, smudged/soiled rear panel, 3/8" tear to bottom right spine edge..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Augustine Funnell Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019442
- Title
- David Cameron's Adventures
- Author
- Clarke, George Frederick
- Illustrator
- Will Nickless
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son Limited
- Place of Publication
- London & Glasgow
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NOISBN, slaves, slavery, human trafficking, Virginia, Aberdeen, Maliseet Indians
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Augustine Funnell Books
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About the Seller
Augustine Funnell Books
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
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- Spine
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- 12mo
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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