Flashman and the Dragon [Flashman Papers #8]
by Fraser, George MacDonald (1925-2008)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394553578
- ISBN 13
- 9780394553573
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc., 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine.
No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. First American Edition. Number 8 in the Series. . The aging but heroic soldier, Harry Flashman, is caught in the middle of the Chinese Taiping Rebellion and is unwittingly called on to champion the fortunes of a concubine, a Minister, and a female bandit, all to his own personal gain.
This enjoyable romp incidentally provides a wealth of historic data of China in the early 1860s.
Background Information:
Flashman is based on the original character created by Thomas Hughes in Tom Brown's School Days, published in 1857. The Flashman character was a fictionalized look at the 19th century British Army, but Fraser was always praised for his historical accuracy in portraying real world events.
No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. First American Edition. Number 8 in the Series. . The aging but heroic soldier, Harry Flashman, is caught in the middle of the Chinese Taiping Rebellion and is unwittingly called on to champion the fortunes of a concubine, a Minister, and a female bandit, all to his own personal gain.
This enjoyable romp incidentally provides a wealth of historic data of China in the early 1860s.
Background Information:
Flashman is based on the original character created by Thomas Hughes in Tom Brown's School Days, published in 1857. The Flashman character was a fictionalized look at the 19th century British Army, but Fraser was always praised for his historical accuracy in portraying real world events.
Synopsis
It is 1860, and while China seethes through the bloodiest civil war in history and the British and French armies hack their way to the heart of the Forbidden City, Flash Harry hoodwinks them all.
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16792
- Title
- Flashman and the Dragon [Flashman Papers #8]
- Author
- Fraser, George MacDonald (1925-2008)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394553578
- ISBN 13
- 9780394553573
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
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