Brebner percy j james (1 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Brebner, Percy J. [James] The knight of the silver star, or The fortress of Yadasara : a narrative prepared from the manuscript of Clinton Verrall, Esq. / by Percy Brebner (Christian Lys) ; with original illustrations by Lancelot Speed. London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., s.d. [1925]. Hardback, VG, no dustjacket. Red cloth with blind embossed column decoration to front and spine, with black and gilt lettering and text frames. Binding strong. Light tanning to endpapers. Foxing spots to prelims and title page. Frontispiece b/w illustration. 432pp., b/w illustrations. A few foxing spots towards the end, otherwise contents clean and bright. Percy James Brebner (March 24, 1864 July 31, 1922) was a British writer of adventure and detective fiction. His Lost World title The Fortress of Yadasara also known as The Knight of the Silver Star was described as "a highly romantic lost-race adventure in the mode of the contemporary historical novel.". It was serialized in Italian and Spanish pulp adventure journals in the early 20th century and was listed in 333: A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel a collection of the best works of Science-Fantasy up to and including 1950. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. …