Life and Reminiscences of a Nineteenth Century Gladiator
Author:
SULLIVAN, JOHN L. & SARGENT, DR. DUDLEY A.
Title:
Life and Reminiscences of a Nineteenth Century Gladiator
Publisher:
George Routledge and Sons 1892
Description:
FIRST EDITION, ORIGINAL BOARDS (spine rebacked, with modern (rather unsightly) label attached); small octavo illus. (boxer squaring up) yellow heavy card boards with adverts. to rear (Van Houten's Chocolate), adverts. to pastedowns, ix+294pp+adverts. to front and rear, illus., VG- (rebacking as above; cocked; heavy scuffing & rubbing to boards, moderate soiling, prev. owner's stamp to fep. rear endpapers and elsewhere within (excessively fond of this stamp, they were), front and rear hinges tape reinforced, heavy to moderate soiling within, light tanning and foxing within)
Keywords:
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