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Micah Clarke
by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co. , 1893. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5" . None. A new edition of Arthur Conan Doyle's popular historical novel. Arthur Conan Doyle's historical novel 'Micah Clarke: His Statement, as made to his Three Grandchildren Joseph, Gervas, and Reuben during the Hard Winter of 1734.' A New edition. Originally published in 1899.Set during the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, the novel consists of a bildungsroman following Micah Clarke and his way through life from a young boy to an adult, enduring many harrowing experiences, eventually becoming a soldier of fortune and sent into exile. A fascinating book, giving an insight from the point of view of a seventeenth century English boy, as he witnesses life through the rebellion. The novel is highly focused on the religious aspects of the conflict.With twenty-four leaves of advertisements to the rear. Illustrated with a frontispiece and vignette to title page. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with light bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, gentle cocking forward of the spine. Previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper, dated 1918. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to occasional leaf. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 867A10
- Title
- Micah Clarke
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- arthur conan doyle micah clarke historical fiction micah clarke
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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