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TALES OF DARING AND DANGER
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1403687
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Almost very good condition.

Green decorated cloth with green titles on orange to front and yellow titles to spine. 3 b/w plates. 160 pages plus two page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and a little rubbed. Spine is a little faded. Couple of small indentations to rear board. Inscription in ink and small booksellers label to front pastedown. Frontis is loose with ragged edge and has marks to verso. Some hinges are pulled. Endpapers are browned. Foxing mainly to page edges and occasional fingering otherwise contents are clean.

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THE YOUNG BUGLERS
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by John Schonberg.
Stock no. 1403685
Published by Griffith Farran Browne & Co Limited.. circa 1905. Almost very good condition.

A Tale of the Peninsular War. Blue cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 8 b/w plates. 10 battle plans. 346 pages. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Spine is browned. Bottom front corner is heavily bumped. Top of front cover is bumped. A few marks to covers. Front and back joints beginning to crack. Inscription in ink to front endpaper and a name printed in ink. 'Special Prize' written in ink to rear pastedown. Rear endpaper creased. Foxing especially to endpapers and fingering to page margins.

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AT ABOUKIR AND ACRE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1403674
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.; William Briggs. 1st Canadian 1899. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates and 3 battle plans. 352 pages + 32 page booklist. A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt. Spine is bumped, worn and faded. Corners are bumped and worn. Couple of marks to rear cover. Name and date to front endpaper. Transfer sticker has been stuck to half-title page with slight transfer of colour to opposite page. Endpapers a little browned. Foxing to prelims and page edges but most pages clean.

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UNDER WELLINGTON'S COMMAND
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1403630
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1899. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles and bevelled edges. 12 b/w plates. 383 pages + 32 page booklist. A Tale of the Peninsular War. Spine bumped and worn. Vignette is rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Covers a little grubby. Both joints and several hinges cracked. Name plate to front pastedown. Name and date in ink plus some pencil marks to front endpaper. 1 plate missing. Foxing generally to page edges and some fingering.

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BRAINS & BRAVERY
Written by G.A. Henty; Guy Boothby; et al. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1403629
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

A Collection of Stories - first four by Henty. 8 b/w plates. Russet pictorial cloth with gilt title boxes. 398 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges a little bumped and worn. Gilt on front a little worn. Covers grubby. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight. Inscription to half title page. Foxing mainly to prelims and page edges. Some light fingering to page margins. Small ink mark affecting edge of a few pages.

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THE LION OF ST. MARK
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1403626
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

A story of Venice in the 14th century. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. 384 pages plus 16 page publication list. All edges green. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine faded. A few light marks to covers. Library stamp to verso of title page. Front joint badly cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges pulled. Remains of labels to front pastedown and endpaper. Three plates are loose and another couple partly detached but all are present. Foxing and a few margin marks.

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YARNS ON THE BEACH
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by J.J. Proctor.
Stock no. 1403606
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1910. Slightly better than good condition.

A collection of 3 stories, which are 'Do your Duty'; Surly Joe; 'A Fish-Wives Dream'. Red pictorial cloth with gilt title bands. 2 b/w plates. 160 pages + 16 page booklist. Spine browned, bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is mottled and grubby. Front cover is a little worn. Inscription in ink and name and address stamp to verso of frontis. Couple of hinges are a little cracked. Foxing to contents. Text block edges are grubby.

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BERIC THE BRITON
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W. Parkinson.
Stock no. 1403587
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth, black title to front cover. 12 b/w plates. 383 pages + 32 page booklist. A Story of the Roman Invasion. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Mark (possibly damp?) to the bottom of the rear board. Endpapers a little browned. Hinges are cracked. A little foxing otherwise contents are clean.

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BY ENGLAND'S AID
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse.
Stock no. 1403583
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1895. Very good condition.

The Freeing of the Netherlands. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 10 b/w plates and 4 maps. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine bumped and faded. Cloth on spine is split at the top and worn at the bottom. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Couple of marks to covers. Ex libris name plate to front pastedown. Neat name in ink to top of front pastedown. Some foxing mainly to prelims and a few page edges otherwise contents generally clean.

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A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.H. Overend.
Stock no. 1403526
Published by Blackie & Son. Almost very good condition.

Through the Bombardment of Alexandria. Modern brown leather binding wth embossed titles. Raised bands to spine. Green endpapers. All edges are orange. 6 B/w illustrations. 288 pages. A few light marks to covers. Endpapers browned around edges. A few scattered foxspots. A slight smell of tobacco.

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AT AGINCOURT
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1504031
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1897. Very good condition.

Olive green pictorial binding. 12 b/w plates. Grey endpapers. 384 pages + 32 pages booklist. A little bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A couple of small light marks to covers. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to contents. All plates present.

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BRAINS & BRAVERY
Written by G.A. Henty; Guy Boothby; et al. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2116025
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

A Collection of Stories - first four by Henty. 8 b/w plates. Blue pictorial cloth with gilt title boxes. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some marks and scuffing to covers. Tape/glue residue with some paper residue to edges of pastedowns. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Some grubby margin marks. One plate is partially detached.

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