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BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.S. Stacey.
Stock no. 442842
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

With Cortez In Mexico. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 8 b/w plates + 2 maps. 384 pages. Spine faded. Corners are bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper.

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THE YOUNG CARTHAGINIAN
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by C.J. Staniland.
Stock no. 815020
Published by Blackie & Son. Circa 1901. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. A Story of the Times of Hannibal. Covers browned. Corners bumped. Bookplate to front pastedown. All plates present.

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COURAGE AND CONFLICT
Written by G.A. Henty; et al. Illustrated by W. Boucher.
Stock no. 629332
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1901. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial boards with gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. First story is 'The Sole survivors' by Henty. Spine faded. Covers grubby. Corners and spine are bumped and worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edges are grubby. All plates present.

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YOUNG ENGLAND VOL. XXXIII
No author listed.
Stock no. 813786
Published by The Pilgrim Press. 1912. Good condition.

Large format. Pictorial binding. Thirty-third annual volume for 1911-12. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Some tears and a little loss to original spine and cloth corners.

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A MARCH ON LONDON
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.H. Margetson.
Stock no. 440809
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection. Blue pictorial cloth. 8 b/w plates. 352 pages + 32 page booklist. All edges green. First edition produced in 1897 but dated 1898. 2nd state of 1st edition (has plain endpapers). Spine and corners are bumped. Small split to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing to prelims. Frontis has silvery sheen, giving an overall browned effect.

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WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 381320
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles to spine and front board. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. All edges green. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers lightly rubbed. Tiny nick to front edge of spine. Small address sticker and ink stamp to front pastedown. Front joint cracked. Rear endpapers replaced. Light foxing throughout.

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THE KEEPERS OF THE NARROW SEAS
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Stock no. 810256
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Almost very good condition.

A Story of the Great War. Originally published in 1918 with the title 'The Fritz Strafers'. Red pictorial binding. Colour frontis only. 380 pages. Fading to spine and a few damp fade marks to top and bottom of front cover. Corners are bumped, with some wear and a little fraying of cloth. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Reduced from £120.

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THE GOOD SHIP GOLDEN EFFORT
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 809973
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1939. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with black titles and black/orange pictures to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. SIGNED by author on title page. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Wear to cover edges. Marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Split next to joint next to title page. frontis is partially detached. A few gatherings ar starting to come a little loose. Foxing to outer page edges and to some page margins internally. One plate (last plate) is missing. REDUCED from £100.

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ROUNDING UP THE RAIDER
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 809695
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1929. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Naval Story of the Great War. Green boards with pictorial front cover and spine. Black titles to both spine and front covers. Colour frontis + 3 other b/w plates. 255 pages. Light wear to covers. Grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Some foxing. All plates and frontis are present. Pictorial wrapper has a few edge-tears and chips, with some small bits of loss and grubby marks.

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UNDER THE WHITE ENSIGN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 809682
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1928. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue pictorial cloth. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. A Naval story of the Great War. Bumping to corners and spine. Some browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates present. Dated from adverts. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips and creases - now pasted to white paper, to keep it from getting more damage, faded to spine. Some chips of loss to edges.

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A LAD OF GRIT
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 809462
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1928. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red and cream pictorial cloth. A story of adventure on land and sea in restoration times. 4 b/w plates. 240 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Front endpaper missing. Some surface paper damage to front pastedown. Browning and foxing to some pages and outer page edges. 4 b/w plates all present. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some pieces of loss and grubby marks.

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LESLIE DEXTER CADET
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Norman Hepple.
Stock no. 809165
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1930. Very good condition.

Black pictorial cloth - square framed picture of boat in dock to front, sailor to spine. 6 b/w plates. 255 pages. Corners lightly rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. All plates present.

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