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AMONG MALAY PIRATES: A Tale of Adventure and Peril.
Edition: Early reprint.
New York: A. L. Burt, (ca 1900). Hardcover - A very attractive edition - in addition to the title story, this book contains five other shorter stories: Bears and Dacotts, The Paternosters, A Pipe of Mystery, White-Faced Dick and A Brush With the Chinese. Illustrated. "Among Malay Pirates" was only published as a serial in the UK. 295 pp plus 26 pp of advertisements.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated blue-green boards with drawings on the front cover and spine in black, red and white and a gilt panel for the title on the spine. Tinted edges. A tight, straight copy, supple pages, uncommon in this condition.
Book ID: 39724More details Price: $35.00 -
WRECKED ON THE BERMUDAS: The Thrilling Adventures of Three Boys, A True Story of the Present Age.
Edition: First edition.
Providence, RI: E.L. Freeman & Son, 1892. Hardcover first edition - "Charles T. Dillingham, publishers - author's edition" rubber stamped over the publication information at the bottom of the title page. pp. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven internal plates on glossy stock, all plates present. 292 pp.
Condition: Fair condition only in red cloth with gilt lettering, illustration on front and spine in black (front endpaper missing and bookplate on front pastedown partially torn off, front hinge broken exposing the mull underneath, rear hinge cracked - but despite these flaws, the book is still holding together, still complete and readable) .
Book ID: 82999More details Price: $35.00
