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A Knight of the White Cross: A Tale of the Siege of Rhodes
by Henty, G. A
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Undated Edition, circa mid 1890s. Complete with 12 Monochrome Plates by Ralph Peacock and a Plan of the Fortress of Rhodes. Exciting Historical Novel about the Knights of St John and the sieges by the Turks. Green cloth cover with Black, Gilt & White illus, of an armed Knight, and Gilt title on front. Gilt profile Portrait of Knight, Lettering and Decoration on spine. Beveled edges. Grey endpapers. All page edges Olivine. Inscription on ffep dated 1904. No other inscriptions. Slight edge wear to cover. Hinges sound.
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- Bookseller
- White Swan Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100029
- Title
- A Knight of the White Cross
- Author
- Henty, G. A
- Illustrator
- Ralph Peacock
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son, Limited
- Place of Publication
- 50 Old Bailey E.C.
- Date Published
- 1896
- Pages
- 392
- Size
- 7 3/4" Tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Action & Adventure/Military/Historical Fiction/Henty
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Vintage Children's Books; Children's Classics;
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
White Swan Books
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Redruth, Cornwall
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About White Swan Books
Old fashioned Book loving Book Dealer selling from Bricks and Mortar Bookshop in Cornwall and also now selling Books online. Specialising in Antiquarian, Vintage Children's, Out of Print and Collectable books but also selling a wide range of Second Hand books in many subjects.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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