G. A. Henty — A Final Reckoning

London, Blackie & Son, 1887 [1886]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition copy of this exciting G. A. Henty adventure novel set in Australia. The very scarce first edition, with the 1887 date to the title page, though the work was published on the 8th June 1886, as stated by Newbolt, 29.1, in green cloth.'A Final Reckoning' follows a young Englishman who emigrates to Australia, and becomes an officer in the mounted police. An exciting novel of historical adventure fiction.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and seven plates, by W. B. Wollen. Collated, complete.By the prolific author of adventure and historical fiction, G. A. Henty.Forty-eight pages of adverts to the rear.Gift inscription to the verso of the front endpaper, dated 1887. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Cloth to the rear joint is a little cockled. A few light handling marks to the cloth. Spots to the fore edge. Gift inscription to the verso of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and with scattered spots. Good . Ill.: W. B. Wollen. Good .