Book Details

Author: Manville Fenn, George:
Title: Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore.
Published: London: Blackie & Son, 1887.
Classification: Catalogue 09 - Children's
Description: First edition. With 12 full-page illustrations by Gordon Browne. 384 pp + 48 pp ads. Frontispiece missing. One other illustration loose. The adventures of Sep Duncan and his school friends in the early part of the Georgian era between the wars between England and France. Tales of their encounters with fishermen, smugglers, naval officers and a stern old country surgeon. Text clean. Original brown cloth with gilt lettering on front board and spine. Wonderful vignette illustrations on front board and spine. Edges of spine and corners rubbed. Overall condition VG.
Book Number: #7808
Price: € 50.00
   

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