GEOFFREY HAMLYN- HENRY KINGSLEY~T.Nelson & Sons 1925

Nelson & Sons do not date their early edition books but have found similar with the same pattern on the front with thistles on the four front edges and circular pattern in the centre date around the 1920s. This copy is not illustrated. The red cloth cover is in good used condition..a thistle pattern in black very clear, outer spine gold etched writing easy to read..thistles in black at the crown and the lower spine..minor bumping…The text block pages clear and clean throughout… endpapers minimal shadowing…512 text block pages.There is slight movement in spine but still holding tight and no webbing displayed.

Text block pages are clean and clear throughout the book.

A great read and a fabulous collectable.

More about this book by Goodreads

“"Kingsley's first novel, 'The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn', was published in mid-1859 and was immediately successful... It traces the adventures of the Buckles and Brentwoods, Devonshire county families whose dwindling incomes could not sustain their position, leading them to seek better fortune in Australia.”

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“This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. ... Google Books

Originally published: 1860

Author: Henry Kingsley