The Last Recruit of Clare's
by S.R. Keightley
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, Publishers , 1901 Harper and Brothers, Publishers, New York. 1901. Hardcover. Second Printing (?). Copyright 1897. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; cloth at tail is worn off from shelving; biopredation present on boards and spine. light wear to tips; small missing piece at head. No DJ. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and black lettering with gilt crest on front board. Silk page ribbon intact. Frontispiece of author with glassine cover. 299pp 8vo. Being Passages from the Memoirs of Anthony Dillon Chevalier of St. Louis, and Late Colonel of Clare's Regiment in the Service of France. The author has produced a series of brilliant short stories connected by the thread of passages from the memoirs of one Anthony Dillon, an Irish soldier in the Service of France. A series of dramatic and disagreeable, historic and realistic adventures result amid duels and women with the Madame de Pompadour in chief. A grand example of literature-memoirs. A clean and presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003995
- Title
- The Last Recruit of Clare's
- Author
- S.R. Keightley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- historical fiction, Anthony Dillon, Clare's Regiment, Irish soldier,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Memoirs; Historical Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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