BLACK AJAX
by GEORGE MACDONALD Fraser
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002255855
- ISBN 13
- 9780002255851
- Seller
-
THETFORD, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
LONDON: HARPER COLLINS. First printing. Historical novel set in Britain in the early part of the 19th century. Captain Buck Flashman(father of the 'hero' of 'The Flashman Papers') witnesses a fight featuring the black american boxer Tom Molineaux. Flashman believes he can use the gifted boxer to raise his own position in society and the sporting world. Molineaux's dream is to face the English champion Tom Cribb. Slight wear on dust jacket edges. DJ has not been price clipped. Two pen strokes on the top front edge of the Dust jacket(above the letter 'B' in the title). Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Location: PB4/T . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1997.
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Details
- Bookseller
- TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005411
- Title
- BLACK AJAX
- Author
- GEORGE MACDONALD Fraser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002255855
- ISBN 13
- 9780002255851
- Publisher
- HARPER COLLINS
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1997
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Novel;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
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About the Seller
TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
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THETFORD, Norfolk
About TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
I am a bookseller of predominantly used(second hand) books. I specialise in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, British and American comics, TV and Film books and magazines. I also sell other varieties of fiction and non-fiction. Including historical novels, poetry, history books, native american history, new age, philosophy, motivational books, classics.
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Fine
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- Tight
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- Price Clipped
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- Jacket
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