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Flashman on the march : from the Flashman papers 1867-8 / edited and arranged by George MacDonald Fraser
by Fraser, George MacDonald (1925- )
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 000719739X
- ISBN 13
- 9780007197392
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About This Item
London : HarperCollins, 2005. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Some minor surface marks on the spine cover. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his bookplate to front pastedown.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 304 pages; Physical description: 304 p. map & illus. (endpapers) ; 24 cm. Subjects: Flashman, Harry Paget (Fictitious character) - Fiction. Soldiers - Fiction. Abyssinian Expedition, 1867-1868 - Fiction. Summary: Celebrated Victorian bounder, cad, and lecher, Sir Harry Flashman, V. C. , returns to play his (reluctant) part in the Abyssinian War of 1868 in the long-awaited twelfth installment of the critically acclaimed Flashman Papers.
Synopsis
Celebrated Victorian bounder, cad, and lecher, Sir Harry Flashman, V. C. , returns to play his (reluctant) part in the Abyssinian War of 1868 inthe long-awaited twelfth installment of the critically acclaimed Flashman Papers. Many have marvelled at General Napier's daring 1868 expedition through the treacherous peaks and bottomless chasms of Abyssinia to rescue a small group of British citizens held captive by the mad tyrant Emperor Theodore. But the vital role of Sir Harry Flashman, V. C. , in the success of this campaign has hitherto gone unrecorded. Flashman's undeserved reputation for heroism renders him the British Army's candidate of choice when it comes to skulking behind enemy lines in Ali Baba attire. After all, who but the great amorist could contemplate navigating a land populated by hostile tribes and the loveliest (and most savage) women in Africa, from leather-clad nymphs with a penchant for torture to de-ballocking Amazons and a voluptuous barbarian queen with a reputation for throwing disobliging guests to her pet lions?
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 213659
- Title
- Flashman on the march : from the Flashman papers 1867-8 / edited and arranged by George MacDonald Fraser
- Author
- Fraser, George MacDonald (1925- )
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 000719739X
- ISBN 13
- 9780007197392
- Publisher
- London : HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005
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