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The Descent on England - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
by Carswell, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: The John Day Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1969. First US Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A first American Edition/First Printing that has bumped corners but is otherwise Fine and housed in a scuffed and soiled Near Fine dust-jacket; In 1814, John Carswell is a young surgeon on the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars. He is quickly captured by the French, and after a series of harrowing escapes, finds himself in London. There he meets up with a group of revolutionaries, including John Fielding and Percy Shelley, and joins forces with them in an attempt to overthrow the British government. The Descent on England is a thrilling adventure story, full of action and excitement.; 8vo; 259 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123415
- Title
- The Descent on England - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Carswell, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The John Day Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
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