G. A. Henty — A Search for a Secret

London, Gall and Inglis, [1911]. Cloth. The second edition of the debut novel of G. A. Henty, an exciting novel of adventure, intrigue, and mystery. The second edition, and the first to be complete in one volume.This was the debut novel of G. A. Henty, first published in 1867. 'A Search For a Secret' follows a young woman, Agnes Ashleigh, as she searches for a hidden will, concealed after Agnes inherits an estate by the people who wish to stop her from her rightful ownership.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece. Collated, complete.Dated as 1911 from Newbolt. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, cloth is damp stained. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small tears to the head of the joints. Small puncture marks to the rear board. Very small amount of loss to the pictorial inlay to the front board. Front hinge is starting but firm, rear hinge is a little strained but remains firm. Ink to the fore edge. Prize label to the front paste down, alongside ink, and ink to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned with scattered spots. Ink to page 286, which has obscured some text to page 285, in addition to ink to pages 15, 149, 159, and 237. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .