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Billy Bunter Among the Cannibals
by Frank Richards
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Charles Skilton LTD, 1950. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". R. J. MacDonald. A smart first edition copy of the fourth Billy Bunter novel, following the schoolboy on yet another adventure. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The fourth of Frank Richard's 'Billy Bunter' novels, this tale following Bunter as he becomes the assistant to the local manager of the Comet Copra Company on the South Sea Island of Lololo.Richards, the pen name for Charles Hamilton, originated his schoolboy character William George Bunter for the weekly story paper 'The Magnet', his first appearance being in 1908. The novels are set in the fictional Greyfriars School, a public school in Kent.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and four full-page illustrations, by R. J. Macdonald. Four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, with small closed tears. Wraps are a little discoloured with light handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 890P23
- Title
- Billy Bunter Among the Cannibals
- Author
- Frank Richards
- Illustrator
- R. J. MacDonald
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Skilton LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Billy Bunter Among the Cannibals billy bunter frank richards greyfriars billy bunter
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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