Jack Archer: a tale of the Crimea. . . .
by [CRIMEAN WAR]. HENTY, G.[eorge] A.[fred]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, St. Dunstan’s House, 1895. 12mo. [2], vi, [2], 302 pp. Frontisp., 7 plates, 5 large folding maps. Gray pictorial publisher’s cloth, cover art of hunters on a horse-drawn sledge in the snow shooting at wolves in black & white, decorated in black, gilt lettering front cover & spine, decorated endpapers (very minor rubbing, slight darkening to spine, some interior toning), still VG copy, w/ bookseller’s label on lower front pstedown of F. Quaintance, Bookseller, Stationer and Printer, Leamington. Early Sampson Low cheaper edition of this rousing tale of a young Royal Navy Midshipman, and his experiences in the events of the Crimean War, including being taken prisoner, escaping, the Battles of Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman, Tschernaya, and the siege of Sebastapol.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52524
- Title
- Jack Archer: a tale of the Crimea. . . .
- Author
- [CRIMEAN WAR]. HENTY, G.[eorge] A.[fred]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, St. Dunstan’s House,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1895.
- Keywords
- Historical Fiction, 19th-century Imprints, Crimean War, Royal Navy, Crimea, Russia, Russian History, Poland, Sebastapol, Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Black Sea, British HIstory, English Literature, George Alfred Henty, Military History, Boys series Books, Geor
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About the Seller
Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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Vancouver, Washington
About Zephyr Used & Rare Books
We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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