Valentin. A French Boy's Story of Sedan. Two Volumes.
by Kingley, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Tinsley Brothers. Poor with no dust jacket. 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. A poor, incomplete copy. Ex-library, Riwaka Library. Library stamps and markings. Boards and spine rubbed and worn. A 2/3" split to leather at head of rear joint. Binding loose. Hinges broken. Lacking one text leaf in the second volume.; Two volumes bound in one. [ii], 254 & [ii], 244 pages. The second volume is lacking one text leaf, pages 191-192. Lacking half-title pages and any publisher's advertisements. Half-leather and marbled boards. Page dimensions: 180 x 118mm. A novel. "Kingsley was a war correspondent with the German army, and the first Englishman to enter Metz, and was an eye-witness of the debacle of Sedan." - Baker, "Guide to the Best Fiction" (1932). ; Ex-Library; 8vo .
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Details
- Seller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 11702
- Title
- Valentin. A French Boy's Story of Sedan. Two Volumes.
- Author
- Kingley, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Tinsley Brothers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1872
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Poor
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- Spine
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- Marbled boards
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