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Face the Lions
by M.R. Housekeeper
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: Henry Altemus Company, 1905 Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1905. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book condition: Good; light foxing to textblock edges and endpapers; light dust soiling to textblock top; moisture stains to spine and rear board. No DJ. Red cloth boards with ivory cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering and decorations on the spine and front board; Pilgrim character on front board. Clean internals; internal hinges are sound and not split. 174 pp 12mo. This book is set in and near London in the in the latter half of the 17th Century when the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate, and King Charles's Restoration give abundant opportunities for fighting, plotting and rescuing. As may be surmised, this story abounds in rapid action and cannot fail to please the adventure-loving people who dream at home of daring deeds. A book designed for the adolescent reader. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013344
- Title
- Face the Lions
- Author
- M.R. Housekeeper
- Illustrator
- F.A. Eckman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, English fiction, 17th Century, English Civil War, Lord Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate, English History, King Charles's Restoration.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adolescent/Childrens Books;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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