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New York : A.L. Burt Co. ; McClure, Phillips & Co, 1906. Reprint. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine worn, boards loose. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 2 preliminary leaves, [iii]-viii, 346 pages : frontispiece, 5 plates ; 20 cm. Subjects; Great Britain -- History -- Edward III, 1327-1377 -- Fiction. Knights and knighthood -- Fiction.
Synopsis
Sir Nigel is a historical novel set during the Hundred Years' War, by the British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1906, it is a fore-runner to Doyle's earlier novel The White Company, and describes the early life of that book's hero Sir Nigel Loring in the service of King Edward III at the start of the Hundred Years' War.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 278990
- Title
- Sir Nigel
- Author
- Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- New York : A.L. Burt Co. ; McClure, Phillips & Co
- Date Published
- 1906
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- Leaves
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- Spine
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- Poor
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- Reprint
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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