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London:: Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co.,, n.d.. publisher's pictorial cloth.. Both hinges cracked; very cocked; light use and rubbing to cloth.. 8vo,. Illustrated by A. Forestier.

W. Gardner, Darton, & Co., London: (1887)., 1887 pp. (6) 279 + Six plates. Text somewhat foxed and soiled. 12mo. 195 mm. Original decorated full cloth binding; faded and somewhat worn, but still attractive. Large school prize plate from the Plymouth (England) School Board to Arthur Bradford, "For Regular and Punctual Attendance, 1893." Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883) was a popular Flemish author who "possessed, to a high degree, the sense of the dramatic and pathetic. and had a wonderful power of grasping the picturesque side of things. rendering it with a rare felicity of expression." A fine tale of travel and adventures, with vignettes of: sea travel; mutiny; gold prospecting; gambling; ghosts; and even a lynching. Amedee Forestier (1861-1930) was an illustrator for the Illustrated London News. W148. Language: eng. Full Cloth. Hardcover.. Very Good.

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