Description: Click here to see our other books! At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt G. A. Henty 1899 Blackie & Son Limited : London 7.5" by 5.5" vi, 352, 32pp. SUMMARY A smart first edition of this illustrated historical account of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt from English war correspondent George Alfred Henty. First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and three plans. Collated complete. A detailed account of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt, with articles on and references to the Battle of the Pyramids, a street attack, an Egyptian tomb, sea-fighting, pirates, and more. Written by George Alfred Henty, an English novelist and war correspondent best known for his works of adventure fiction and historical fiction. Illustrated by William Rainey, a British artist and prolific illustrator. Publisher's catalogue to the rear. CONDITION In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting and minor age toning to the endpapers. Front endpaper loosening slightly. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
Price: 114.75 GBP
Location: Bath
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Author: G. A. Henty
Publisher: Blackie & Son Limited
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: No
Language: English
Fiction Subject: None
Illustrator: William Rainey
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1899
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 0.750000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
