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HENTY (G.A.)
The Young Franc-Tireurs, and their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War, FIRST EDITION, Griffith & Farran, 1872

25 March 2015, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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HENTY (G.A.)

The Young Franc-Tireurs, and their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War, FIRST EDITION, 8 plates after R.T. Landells, 32-page publisher's advertisements at end, publisher's green pictorial cloth gilt [Newbolt 5.1], 8vo, Griffith & Farran, 1872

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"Many of these books [Victorian adventure stories] are rarities in fine state: one or two - notably The Young Franc-Tireurs - are rare in any condition" (Newbolt quoting John Carter and Michael Sadleir's exhibition catalogue Victorian Fiction, 1947).

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