Boys' Heroes Alexander Great Napoleon King Arthur 1886 Hale author signed book

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Children's Books, Illustrated Books, Military Leaders, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, King Arthur, Hannibal).

Boys' Heroes, by Edward Everett Hale.
Published 1886, Boston by D. Lothrop and Company.
187 pages. Text in English. Illustrated with 11 wood engraved plates.

With an inscription from the author on front fly leaf.

Publisher's cloth binding, gilt title lettering, gilt pictorial cover decorations.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding gently age worn, joints slightly scuffed, remains overall attractive as an object.

Text block paper is gently uniformly age toned, internally still well preserved, tight, sound.

Still attractive on the shelf. Book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this antique book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books. Flaws seen and described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 7 1/4" H x 5 1/4" W.

[B3694].