RUSSELL (Fox): The First Cruise of Three Middies. , London: Wells Gardner, Darton, and Co., [1897];1st ed., pp. xi, 258. Frontis. and 19 line illus. by H.J. Rhodes. Orig. grey pict. bevelled boards dec. blue, black and gilt. Fore edges foxed but not for the most part affecting page surfaces. A nicely printed book with spacious margins. One notes the author's 'aim...to hold up the natural boy, the manly boy, as the truly typical one of the nation.' Much of the tale is set in and around China and Japan. (Book ref. 2390) £20.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Nineteenth Century Books , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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