JACK ARCHER: A Tale of the Crimea.
by Henty, G. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible, Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
A. L. Burt, NY, 1900. Hardcover. Collectible, Near Fine/No Jacket. 12 mo., hardcover, near fine in red decorative boards. Clean and unmarked. Light tanning to pages. Tight binding. 382 pp. plus ads. An historical novel set in the Crimean War. The story begins with Jack at school when he is urgently sent for at home. His father tells Jack that he has gotten him a position as a midshipman on a paddle-steamer and will be leaving Portsmouth the following day.Our hero survives adventures at Gibraltar and the battles of Alma, Bacalava, and Inkerman, but is captured eventually.
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Details
- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83166
- Title
- JACK ARCHER: A Tale of the Crimea.
- Author
- Henty, G. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible, Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt, NY
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Henty
Terms of Sale
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bookwitch
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Concord, California
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...