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MERCER, PATRICK: : DUST AND STEEL.

LONDON.HarperCollinsPublishers,2010.

ISBN 9780007302727.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour pictorial (Charge of the Queen's Bays against the Mutineers at Lucknow, 6th March 1858 [oil on canvas] by Payne,Henry A.{1868-1940}) illustrated dw/dj with black+ brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing - the majority of the other creasing is along the top edges of dw/dj.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually as new - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,generally sharp-cornered - top corners both minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing - original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-390pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters,a glossary,author's note and a historical note.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,dedication,acknowledgements, and a b/w map frntis. As the ship docked in Bombay,Anthony Morgan and his company,fresh from England,were given their first orders: the execution of mutineers using artillery to blow them to pieces.This was the harsh reality of the mutiny that swept British India where massacres of men,women and children on both sides were commonplace.Into this was plunged Morgan,bewildered by the complications of tribe,caste,religion and deep-seated racial hatred among those he led as well as fought,and yet he was expected to triumph. But Morgan had another quest.His lover and their illegitimate son are captives of the enterprising Rhani of Jansi - the warrior princess who challenged the British up in the hills in central India.Morgan is torn between the ruthless pursuit of the princess and her rebels and his instinct to save his love and child. Intrigue,danger and the chaos of civil war swirl around Morgan and Corporal Pegg but they know their duty is to act like professional soldiers in all circumstances. This calls for every bit of Morgan's skill and determination.He never knows quite which soldiers he can trust,he is commanded by a dismissive general and put under the command of a half-crazed colonel who is bent on personal revenge.Through the heat,dust and disease Morgan battles through some of the bloodiest battles of the Indian Mutiny and is tested to the limit. The Mutiny was one of the greatest challenges to the Victorian Empire -it seared itself into the psyche of both Indians and British for a century and more.'Dust and Steel' is a gripping novel about a soldier's dilemma between orders,saving his career,and a matter of his honour. The author's 2nd Anthony Morgan novel of the series,and is currently working on the 3rd (then 2010). Please contact seller,because of the weight - unpackaged - and value of this item,for correct insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL 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. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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