China Flyer: An Adam Horn Adventure
by Hill, Porter
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Walker And Company , 1988. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition (First Thus) (Number Line With The One Present. The Jacket Has Light Surface Rubbing And Very Light Sunning Of The Spine, Else Fine.
Synopsis
Porter Hill is the pseudonym of a writer whose family connections with British India go back to the early nineteenth century. Educated in England, he had a life-long interest in Indian and naval history and spent many years studying the British conquest of the subcontinent.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028266
- Title
- China Flyer: An Adam Horn Adventure
- Author
- Hill, Porter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Walker And Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 203
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- History - 18Th Century - England- Sea Life; History - England - East India Company - 18Th Century; Adam Horne (Fictitious Character) - Fiction General, Historical
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.