By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War
by G. A. Henty
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
-
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York : The Federal Book Company, No Date Listed; Circa 1800s. Hardcover. Very Good -. 8vo. Gordon Browne. Hardcover. Bound in light green publisher's cloth. Cover is illustrated in full color picture pasted to the front board. Illustrated throughout by artist Gordon Browne. Frontispiece is an engraving of children fighting a storm in a row boat titled "Blown Out to Sea". 293 pp. <br><br>CONDITION: Overall Good+, cover shows shelf wear and some soiling. Front inner hinge is cracked, yet boards are still attached and binding is sound. Foxed throughout, yet unmarked. A delightful little copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 070678
- Title
- By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War
- Author
- G. A. Henty
- Illustrator
- Gordon Browne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Federal Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- No Date Listed; Circa 1800s
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War, G. A. Henty
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...