The White Brunswickers

Adams, Reverend H.C.

Published by Routledge, Glascow, 1864

About this Item

SUBTITLED : ` Reminiscences of Schoolboy Life '. 416 pages (+ book adverts. at the back) from the ERA when a boy's adventure at boarding school served as the major plot-line. The title comes from the colour of the dormitory, Brunswick House, at the Martin's Green School - where the protagonists attend. The perspective on school yard scuffles is interesting - partic. as they help estab. heirarchies. B/W illus. are signed Dalzielle and ANB - neither is attributed. Cond : Boards are russet red w/ gold and black lettering. Cover graphic is huckleberry leaves. Minoir rubs/ frays at some edges and points. Overall it is very tight, square and bright. Quite collectable !! Patterned end-papers. Onion-skin over the frontispiece. Two drawings loose and one other starting. Page edges rough-cut. Quote (p. 20) : " . so far as the sufferers are concerned. It is no slight gain to a boy, if he learns to endure patiently and silently. Such discipline braces the sinews for the great struggle of life, as no . ." Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # 002096

Bibliographic Details

Title: The White Brunswickers

Publisher: Routledge, Glascow

Publication Date: 1864

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Dalzielle

Condition: VG+

Dust Jacket Condition: None -as Issued

Edition: First (presumed).