The eighth of Fraser's books detailing the history and adventures of Harry Flashman, the bully of TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS who went on to become a soldier, an inadvertent hero, and an empire-builder. In this installment, Harry is dispatched to China to report on the Taiping Rebellion. Despite pausing numerous times to pursue "involvements" with several ladies and courtesans along the way, Harry manages once again to emerge a hero after the battle to reclaim Nanjing from the rebels.
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The eighth of Fraser's books detailing the history and adventures of Harry Flashman, the bully of TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS who went on to become a soldier, an inadvertent hero, and an empire-builder. In this installment, Harry is dispatched to China to report on the Taiping Rebellion. Despite pausing numerous times to pursue "involvements" with several ladies and courtesans along the way, Harry manages once again to emerge a hero after the battle to reclaim Nanjing from the rebels.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. 8vo. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1986. 320 pgs. Map endpapers. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in 1/2 cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Lusting after a clergyman's wife, smuggling opium to Hong Kong, coupling with an Amazonian woman river pirate, groveling before a ruthless warlord, and becoming the sexual plaything of the most beautiful and evil woman in the world, Harry Flashman, the supreme antihero of the Victorian era, is ready to rise to the occasion to matter what depths of dishonor he must plumb. In this uninhibited and uproarious adventure, Flashman is once again at his irascible best. Flashman and the Dragon is a 1985 novel by George MacDonald Fraser. It is the eighth of the Flashman novels. Presented within the frame of the supposedly discovered historical Flashman Papers, this book describes the bully Flashman from Tom Brown's School Days. The papers are attributed to Flashman, who is not only the bully featured in Thomas Hughes' novel, but also a well-known Victorian military hero. The book begins with an explanatory note detailing the discovery of these papers. EB; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 320 pages.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 1986, first edition. 320 pages. Purple and blue boards with gilt titling. Boards bumped, lightly scuffed and rubbed to edges. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket lightly worn to edges, bumped to corners.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($16.95 price intact). Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. Octavo. Red cloth over black boards stamped in gold. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear and a tiny nick to bottom of spine. 320 pages. ISBN: 0394553578. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 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.
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Fine. 1st ptg., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, the eighth volume in the Flashman chronicles, involving our anti-hero in Chinese opium intrigues, among his more amorous escapades. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
