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Blue Lights or Hot Work in the Soudan A Tale of Soldier Life in Several of its Phases
R. M. Ballantyne
1888
James Nisbet and Co. : London
7" by 5"
viii, 1-425, [2], 1-8pp.
SUMMARY
The first UK edition of this work of fiction by Ballantyne, enriched with beautiful illustrations.
First Edition,Illustrated,Pleasing Copy,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
The first UK edition, published simultaneously as the US edition, priority is unknown.
A work of fiction by R. M. Ballantyne, following the story of Miles Milton as he joins the British army for the war in the Soudan and learns his youthful mistakes the hard way.
Illustrated with an illustrated title page and five plates. Collated, complete.
CONDITION
in the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Neatly inscribed by a previous owner to the verso of the front free endpaper, dated 1888. Internally, the binding is generally firm throughout with the preface and first two leaves of contents loose but present. The pages are bright and clean with a minor odd spotting to the occasional leaf. With an illustrated title page and five illustrations. With an error in binding with the plate 'Gallant Rescue' as frontispiece instead of page 217.
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.
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