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Blake of the "Rattlesnake" or the Man Who Saved England
by Fred T Jane
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€212.74€191.47
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About This Item
London: Tower Publishing Compay, 1895. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Fred T Jane. The first edition of this sought-after novel by Fred T Jane, with illustrations by the author. First edition of this novel, concerning a future sea warfare. The first of Jane's four scientific romances, it can also be considered a precursor of the genre of British speculative future war novels. Fred T Jane was the founding editor of reference books on warships and aircraft All the World's Fighting Ships and All the World's Airships. Complete with half title and two leaves of publisher's catalogue to rear. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen further plates in black and white as well as further illustrations in text by the author. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Dr Douty and Belvedere Newspaper Club's stamps to endpapers, half title, preface. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally very clean throughout. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 840A94
- Title
- Blake of the "Rattlesnake" or the Man Who Saved England
- Author
- Fred T Jane
- Illustrator
- Fred T Jane
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tower Publishing Compay
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- first editions novels illustrated novels
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
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