ROY ROYLAND : OR THE YOUNG CASTELLAN : A TALE OF THE CIVIL WAR.
by FENN, George Manville, 1831-1909 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & Edinburgh : W. & R. Chambers, 1896 [i.e.1895]. First edition. Young Roy Royland defends the family stronghold while his royalist father is away fighting for the king. Crown 8vo (20cm). 370 [i.e.368]pp + 32pp advertisements. Eight full-page illustrations by W. Boucher. Original pictorial cloth, gilt and enamelled, over bevelled boards; a little rubbed and darkened; slight spotting of edges and prelims; a little shaken and slack; a reasonable copy. Ownership inscriptions of [Thomas] Aubrey Kemble (1886-1949) and G. Bence.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41613
- Title
- ROY ROYLAND : OR THE YOUNG CASTELLAN : A TALE OF THE CIVIL WAR.
- Author
- FENN, George Manville, 1831-1909 :
- Illustrator
- W. Boucher
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London & Edinburgh : W. & R. Chambers, 1896 [i.e.1895].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Historical Fiction, Children's Books, Juvenile
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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