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Among Malay Pirates, A Tale of Adventure and Peril by G. A. Henty. This title consists of one novella (the title piece) and five short stories. It was first published in book form by Hurst & Co., New York, in 1897. Kennedy & Farmer speculate that the stories were probably collected from the 'Boy's Own Annual' and Blackie books, and might have been pirated. This is quite possible, as there are numerous other American editions of this title, and pirating of Henty's stories was quite common around the turn of the century. iv + 295 + 26pp ads. This edition was certainly not published before 1902, as that is the year in which Burt incoporated. This means it was printed after Henty's death. 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. Hardcover has green cloth boards with 3 color illustrations & lettering front and spine, but no DJ. Gold shadowbox holds title on spine. Page-edges tinted green by prior owner. Corners square and not worn through. Interior is complete & tight, torn pages stabilized with tape. Front facing endpage has POS & date stamp 1910. Text unmarked and Brentano's New York sticker on rear paste-down. Brentano's was founded as an independent bookstore in New York City in 1853 by August Brentano, who established a newsstand in front of the New York Hotel. On the eve of the Great Depression, the firm had expanded rapidly to become the largest bookstore chain in the nation with four stores in New York City, plus single stores in Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington along with operating international stores and publishing houses. The debt-load from this expansion caused the company to file for bankruptcy in 1933. Brentano's US stores operated until 1984 as part of Borders-Waldenbooks. No copyright, publication nor printing dates. 1909 assumed from date stamp in front of book. Likely a pirated reprint after Henty's death. No iSBN or LCCN. MSR = US $1.00. Seller Inventory # 007951
Bibliographic Details
Title: Among Malay Pirates
Publisher: A. L. Burt, Publisher, New York, NY U.S.A
Publication Date: 1909
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: J. Watson Devas & others
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Signed: Prior Owner Name No Value
Edition: Reprint
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