When London Burned: A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire
by Henty, G. A. [George Alfred] (1832-1902). Illustrated By J. Finnemore
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895. Early printing, copyright 1894, title page dated 1895. Historical fiction for a juvenile audience. Blue-green pictorial cloth printed in gilt, black, tan and white, outer edges tinted dark green, black and white frontis plate, other black and white plates, no dustjacket, likely as issued. Some modest shelfwear and a trace of fraying to the bottom edge, a couple of minor smudges to front cover, cover and spine lettering and decoration bright and clear, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045188
- Title
- When London Burned: A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire
- Author
- Henty, G. A. [George Alfred] (1832-1902). Illustrated By J. Finnemore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- JUVENILE ADVENTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
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East Granby, Connecticut
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