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London: Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Australia), 1980. 279pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain blue boards very good. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (John Green) dustjacket minimally edgeworn and colour-faded on spine. Max Hennessy is the pseudonym of highly-talented author, John Harris ('The Sea Shall Not Have Them', et al). Action-packed, with first-rate battle scenes, the key character in this tale is much travelled, heroic cavalry officer Colby Goff, attractive to women, and dedicated to the glory of his regiment. Finding himself in America during the Civil War, he cannot resist getting involved in Jeb Stuart's sweeping cavalry raids . . . later he is in France as a military observer, becoming trapped in the Franco-Prussian War. Then, if he hasn't had enough, it is on to Southern Africa . . . Book weight approx. 464g. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title Soldier of the Queen
- Author Hennessy, Max
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Hamish Hamilton, London
- Date 1980
- ISBN 9780241102411
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Hamish Hamilton, London, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: John Green -- Dust Jacket. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), by John Green, with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. From Balaclava to the Zulu War, from the famous charge to the relentless spears of the Impis, this is the story of a heroic cavalry officer, Colby Goff, attractive to women and dedicated to the glory of his regiment. In a great sweep of imperial history it shows how Colby grows from a callous youth, frightened in his first combat less by the thought of death than by the possibility of doing something wrong, to an experienced soldier well used to the habit of independent action. -- front fold over blurb. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Minor rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels.…
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Hamish Hamilton, 1980-09-29. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1st edition - Dust jacket included. Spine of dust jacket is faded. Pages are tanned. Pages have no notes or highlighting. The cover and spine have some wear but remain intact.
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Soldier of the Queen
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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