BERIC THE BRITON; A Story of the Roman Invasion / By G. A. Henty / illustrated
London and Glascow: BLACKIE AND SON, LIMITED, N.D. W. PARKINSON. Early Reprint. Pictorial cloth. Small 8vo, dark blue pictorial cloth with a Briton with sword & round shield in red-blue-flesh colors on the spine and a Roman similarly colored in armor with curved rectilinear shield on the front cover, illustrated by W. Parkinson who has created the painting for the full-colour frontispiece and four glossy B&W plates, archival mylar- protected pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped), publisher's black topstain, 384 pages. Near Fine / Very Good +. Item #8108
George Alfred Henty (1832 – 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century.
W[illiam] H. Parkinson was a 19th century British painter.
The first edition was published in 1900; this is an early reprint with a posthumous engraved lithograph of Henty in the Ads.
REMARKABLE overall condition: Colors and structure of covers NF with VG > NF overall condition for the SCARCE dust jacket (price-clipped lower corner of front flap) with light edgewear, slight chipping at the top of the dj's spine + residue of tape, and light soil and wear to rear panel.
Price: $65.00