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THE GREEN BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; George Manville Fenn; Edward Step; G.A. Henty; et al. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1325523
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1926. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green pictorial cloth, black titles. 6 colour plates. Edited by Strang. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some spotting to covers and a large but light stain to rear cover. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing, heavy at textblock. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and grubby.

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THE YOUNG BUGLERS
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1325223
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1929. Good condition.

New Ensign series. Pictorial boards. 336 pages plus publication list. Colour frontis. SPine bumped at base, top has 1" missing. Prize plate and a small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Heavy foxing to textblock, also affecting page margins.

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IN TIMES OF PERIL
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1325220
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1933. Almost very good condition.

The New Ensign series. Pictorial boards. Colour frontis. 368 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Marks to rear cover. Removal of a name plate to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock.

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OUT WITH GARIBALDI
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1324702
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1901. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles, red, blue and beige illustrations to spine and front cover. 8 b/w plates plus 2 maps. All edges green. A story of the Liberation of Italy. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some light scuffing and a few marks to covers. Initials in ink and a tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some heavy foxing to contents.

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THE LION OF ST. MARK
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1324686
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A story of Venice in the 14th century. Green pictorial cloth. 5 b/w plates. 384 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small dent to edge of rear cover. Slight scuffing to cloth. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint cracked. Endpapers are browned. Foxing and browning to textblock and some foxing to prelims.

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WITH KITCHENER IN THE SOUDAN
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1324489
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1903. Good condition.

A Story of Atbara and Omdurman. Red pictorial cloth, gilt. 10 b/w plates plus 3 maps. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers scuffed and grubby. Library label (pencil markings erased) to front pastedown (no other evidence of this being an exlibrary copy). Inscription in ink and small booksellers embossed stamp to front free-endpaper. Hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose. Foxing to verso of frontis. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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BOTH SIDES THE BORDER
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Ralph Peacock.
Stock no. 1324480
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower. New Edition. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 8 plates. 384 pages + 16 page booklist. All edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped. Some fading to spine and slight marking to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown.

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BY PIKE AND DYKE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Maynard Brown.
Stock no. 1319686
Published by Blackie & Son. 1st 1890. Almost very good condition.

A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic. Brown cloth with gilt title area and decorations. 10 b/w plates + 4 plans. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn, small split to lower edge of spine on rear cover. Covers slightly grubby. Small patch of damage to edge of front free-endpaper. Some foxing and fingering to contents but generally a sound copy.

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DO YOUR DUTY
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 2131403
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1904. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth and spine, with gilt title to spine. Colour frontis + 7 b/w illustrations. 112 pages + catalogue to rear. 7x 4.75". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine browned. Covers mottled and a little rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing to contents, some heavy.

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ST. GEORGE FOR ENGLAND
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1406635
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

A tale of Cressy and Poitiers. Dark green pictorial cloth, gilt title block and picture to spine, gilt title to front cover. 8 b/w plates. 352 pages. All edges green.. All page edges olive. Purple endpapers. 8 b/w plates including frontis. 352 pages, 32 pages of adverts. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Gilt to title dulled. Couple of marks to rear board. Front joint and hinges cracked. Inscription to front pastedown. Frontis and front endpaper partially detached. Fingering to page margins including margins of some plates. Some wear to olive covering of page edges. Undated.

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ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Herbert J. Draper.
Stock no. 1406634
Published by Blackie & Son. Very good condition.

Dark green pictorial boards. 12 b/w plates plus map of France. 384pp plus Blackie's Book List. A Tale of the Huguenot Wars. Early reprint. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing especially to endpapers and booklist pages. Ticks to illustration list. Plates all present and in very good condition.

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ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Herbert J. Draper.
Stock no. 1405183
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1894. Slightly better than good condition.

Dark red pictorial boards. 12 b/w plates plus map of France. 384 pages plus Blackie's Book List. A tale of the Huguenot wars. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Some light marks to covers. Front joint badly cracked and rear joint beginning to crack. Bumping to bottom of rear board. Several hinges are cracked leaving the binding a little loose. Name to top of front endpaper on both front and verso. Inscription in ink to half title page. Some foxing to page edges otherwise contents generally clean.

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