INVENTORY #158543
With The Allies to Pekin: A Story of the Relief of the Legations
HENTY, G. A.; PAGET, Wal (illus.)
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George Alfred Henty wrote 122 books over his lifetime and was best known for his historical adventure stories. His talent was discovered while writing home about his own experiences as a soldier in the Crimean War. Illustrator Wal Paget was the younger brother of Sydney Paget, illustrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories for Strand Magazine. Includes a summary flyer. 32 pages of Blackie & Son advertising.
Publication Info
- Publisher: Blackie & Son/William Briggs
- Edition: First Canadian edition
- Date Published: 1904
- Place Published: London/Toronto
- ISBN: n/a
Details
- Condition: Good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
- Jacket Condition: n/a
- Details:
384, 32 p. 20 cm. 1 map and 8 b&w plates by Wal Paget. Pictorial hardcover in green cloth. Corners bumped. Small tears in spine ends. Ink inscription on half title. Cracking at pp. 144-145.