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HINKSON, H[enry] A[lbert]: : GLORY OF WAR: A STORY OF THE DAYS OF MARLBOROUGH

LONDON.SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE (SPCK.). [n.d. - circa late 1890s.]

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UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn.[Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee. Not dated but author died in 1919 and illustrator was receiving recognition in the early 1880s and he himself died 1929.] VG+.No owner name per se,but Sunday School presentation bookplate with named recipient but no date,to front pastedown,along with bookseller's named narrow adhesive strip - UNDERHILL (Plymouth) LTD.Bppksellers and Stationers PLYMOUTH and TRURO. to lower edge of same.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original dark (olive?) green cloth boards with 4-colour blocked (black,cream,red+green) illustration to front board+spine/backstrip with bright,crisp, clean,cream and black lettering to each,rear board/cover plain and undecorated; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,splits or fraying present,and plain white eps with front hinge solid and sound,rear hinge hinge just starting to crack with 3 minor splits but still attached. Top edges very lightly toned from light dust-soiling,but still bright and with very minimal, sporadic foxing/spotting, fore-edges similarly, but slightly brighter and also with sporadic foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean - text body virtually foxing-free - foxing to page edges in the main,one small page edge tear minimally into text - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Any discolouring or other imperfections commensurate with book's age and therefore with some minimal foxing/spotting.UK, 12mo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn,vipp+7-256pp [paginated] includes reverse of contents list/ table,XLIV (44) chapters,3 colour illustrations (includes frntis) by W. S. Stacey - which appear to be all,present and interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title,colour frntis,title page with dedication to its reverse and verso of contents list/table. Boy's historical military adventure fiction. Story from Marlborough's leadership of the Allied armies fighting King Louis XIV of France, between 1701-10,actioning Battle of Oudenarde, in the Low Countries. Another uncommonly presentable item,this example has survived exceptionally well, particularly without any dw/dj protection - as issued - particularly in respect to the book overall,and unusually,without the usual major discolouration and other imperfections usually encountered or expected in a children's book of this age. Henry Albert Hinkson,1865-1919,Inner Temple barrister and novelist,and husband to Katharine Tynan,1859-1931,who was a poet,a novelist - writing over 100 novels herself,and latterly,a journalist.Both had many friends in both British and Irish literary and political circles. Included in these; W.B. Yeats,Lawrence Binyon, Edmund Blunden,Rudyard Kipling Walter de la Mare,Siegried Sassoon,G.B.Shaw and H.G. Wells who were just some of many. Walter Sydney Stacey )1846-1929).Usually worked as W.S. Stacey.Born in London. Studied at the Royal Academy Schools. Painter of landscape in watercolour,and figure subjects in oils; decorative designer; illustrator of magazines and books.Stacey was a workmanlike illustrator who never tried to dominate or distract from the narrative.His illustrations,mainly in pen and ink or halftone,were animated and clear.Thorpe considered him a 'deft and graceful artist with the pen'. Elected RBA (1881),ROI (1883). Contributed to several periodicals: The Boy's Own Paper,The Girl's Own Paper,Chums,Cornhill Magazine,The Strand Magazine,Temple Magazine and Wide World Magazine amongst others. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - aprticularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page. N.B. ALL buyers please note,item's actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if offered P/p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **

UK,12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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