Physical description; 294 p. ; 18 cm. Notes; Price-clipped. First edition and first printing. Summary; 1899, China. The Mandarins are becoming troublesome again and there are rumors that attacks will soon begin on British trade missions and legations. Captain David Blackwoodof the Royal Marines, received a VC in the bloody battle for Benin, Africa but is now being packed off to this apparent backwater. But there are plenty of troubles in store for Blackwood in the shape of an errant nephew and a beautiful German Countess who insists he personally escort her up river on a small steamer into the heart of the country.China is a sleeping tiger that will soon awake when the Boxer Rebellion erupts into bloody war in 1900. True to their motto, the Royal marines are the first to land - and the last to leave. This is the second novel in the Blackwood saga, spanning 150 years in the history of a great seafaring family and the tradition in which they served. Subjects; Fiction in English - 1945 - Texts. Modern fiction ; Historical fiction. Fiction / Historical. Genre; Novel.
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Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Cloth. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Edward Mortelmans - Wraparound DJ Ilustrador. First Edition. Second novel in the Blackwood series of Royal Marine adventures. Set in the Boxer Rebellion in China. 294pp. Bright, clean copy, quite fresh and unmarked. Dustjacket is bright and clean and is unclipped. Appears lmost 'as new'. Unpacked weight, 463g. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or reduced postage may be required, particularly for Canadian and Overseas shipments, but not usually to the USA. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates based on specific destination and weight. If in doubt please enquire. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 11007
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