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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Vernon Pearce (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce copy of this work containing autobiographical short stories of heroic deeds from well-known authors and celebrities, such as Earl Roberts, H. Rider Haggard and Winston Churchill. A very scarce first edition, first impression of this work.Undated, but according to institutional sources published 1905.Prize competition insert at rear of the work, dated 1906.With six illustrated monochrome plates, including frontispiece, by British artist Vernon Pearce.This collection of short stories was aimed at young boys, and included brief autobiographical tales of heroic deeds from esteemed authors and celebrities. This copy contains writings by popular Victorian author Sir H. Rider Haggard, former Prime Minister Winston Churchill and celebrated British soldier Earl Roberts.A thoroughly entertaining and enlivening collection of short autobiographical works that give an insight into the lives and minds of some of the most renowned literary and political figures in British history. Edited by the prolific Victorian author, editor, anthologist, journalist and composer Alfred H. Miles.Part of The Fifty-Two Library series. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth boards, with gilt details. Externally, very smart. Light shelf wear to boards extremities. Minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Several small areas of damp staining, but cloth remains bright. Toning to spine and extremities due to handling. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1903 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 452 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 452 Language: English.