George MacDonald Fraser — Flashman

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of George MacDonald Fraser's first Flashman novel, the first of twelve works know collectively as 'The Flashman Papers&apos. The first edition, first impression in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Arthur Barbosa.The first Flashman novel, in this work MacDonald Fraser details the career of Flashman following on from his expulsion from Rugby School in 'Tom Brown's School Days' by Thomas Hughes.Fraser's series explores Flashman later in life, where he lives in as a Victorian soldier climbing the ranks of the British Army, while remaining the same drunk, liar, thief, and cheat, that often runs away from danger rather than facing it head on.Inscription to verso of front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip head, otherwise externally fine. Sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with wraps exceptionally bright. Inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: Arthur Barbosa. Fine/Near Fine.