Description: Click here to see our other books! Westward Ho! Charles Kingsley 1927 George G. Harrap & Co LTD : London 9" by 6" 634pp. SUMMARY A beautifully illustrated copy of 'Westward Ho!' by Charles Kingsley, with illustrations by Ellis Silas. Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 28.99 DESCRIPTION In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition in this format, with illustrations by Ellis Silas. Written by Charles Kingsley, who was a broad Church priest for the Church of England. He was also a historian, social reformer and novelist. Westward Ho! is based on the adventures of the Elizabethan corsair Amyas Preston. He is given the name Amyas Leigh for the purposes of the novel. It follows his sailings to the New World with Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh where they battle with the Spanish. The work of historical fiction celebrates England's victories over Spain in the Elizabethan era. A prominent theme is the common 16th century fear of Catholic domination, reflected by Kingsley's own dislike of Catholicism. With fifteen colour illustrations and a frontispiece. Collated, complete.Ink inscription of Brian Hawking Sparrow to the front endpaper, dated 11.5.1929. CONDITION In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. Slight darkening to the spine. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Dust wrapper is generally smart, with chipping causing slight loss to the head of the spine. Darkening to the spine of the wrap, with the occasional mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
Price: 263.25 GBP
Location: Bath
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Author: Charles Kingsley
Publisher: George G. Harrap & Co LTD
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: No
Language: English
Fiction Subject: Action & Adventure
Illustrator: Ellis Silas
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1927
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 1.000000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
