Brereton (Captain F.S.) The Dragon of Pekin.
£125
A Tale of the Boxer Revolution
London [&c.], Blackie & Son, n.d. [c.1907?].
8vo. Original pictorial cloth. Dust-jacket.
Captain F.S. Brereton’s imperial adventure drops young British heroes into the 1900 Boxer rising in China.
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A lovely copy, in rather worn and chipped jacket, but still a remarkable survivor.
Plates by William Rainey.
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