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1904 The Peradventures of Private Pagett
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
The first edition of this work.
Illustrated with a frontispiece and a further seven monochrome plates by the renowned Golden Age book illustrator Arthur Rackham.
Collated, complete.
A delightful collection of amusing short stories of land and sea, told by the protagonist Private Paget.
The work of Lieutenant-Colonel William Price Drury, a Royal Marine Light Infantry officer, novelist and playwright, who is best known for his dramatic and prose works on naval themes.
With a contemporary owner's inscription, dated 1905, to the front free endpaper.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with back strip lightly age toned. A touch of cockling to front board. Hinges strained, with rear board firmly held, and front board a touch tender. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned due to paper type, with instances of spotting and light handling marks.
Good
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