Johnny Newcome in the Navy & Army: 2 Volumes
by Mitford, John; A Staff Officer
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
J. Johnston; Sherwood, Neely and Jones; Burgh. Used - Good. Two volume set. Volume One: My Cousin in the Army; or, Johnny Newcome on the Peace Establishment: A Poem, by a Staff Officer (J. Johnston, 1822). Volume Two: The Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the Navy, A Poem in Four Cantos with Notes, by John Mitford (Second Edition, Published for the Author, 1819). Both elegantly rebound in orange half-leather with four raised bands, red title box and gilt lettering on spines. Both volumes with marbled paper covered boards, white endpapers and colourful cloth bookmark. Some light foxing, soiling and off-setting within the textblock of each, with the first volume displaying generally cleaner pages than the second. Slight dampstain to margins of a couple of the early pages of each volume. Forepages of both volumes have tape repair to minor tears. Pages trimmed slightly in rebinding. Brightly hand-coloured illustrated plates throughout each volume. A nice matching set professionally rebound by Fritz Brunn of Victoria, BC, rich with brightly coloured a
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Details
- Bookseller
- Russell Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FORT175341
- Title
- Johnny Newcome in the Navy & Army: 2 Volumes
- Author
- Mitford, John; A Staff Officer
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Johnston; Sherwood, Neely and Jones; Burgh
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Russell Books Ltd
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About the Seller
Russell Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2006
Victoria, British Columbia
About Russell Books Ltd
Family owned and operated since 1961. Located in Downtown Victoria selling new, used, and remainder titles in all categories. We also have an extensive selection of Journals, cards and calendars.
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- Gilt
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- Rebound
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