'Blackwood' Tales from the Outposts (12-volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 2026600000939
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Faded spines. Some marks and specks on boards. Bindings remain tight. Internally sound.
A celebrated anthology series of military adventure and short fiction, "Blackwood's Tales from the Outposts" gathers the finest stories published in "Blackwood's Magazine" depicting soldiering, frontier life, and imperial service across twelve volumes, presenting tales of courage, hardship, and dark humour drawn from the far reaches of the British Empire and its wars. Edited by Lieutenant-Colonel L. A. Bethell and published by William Blackwood and Sons in 1937, the series stands as a definitive collection of the masculine adventure tradition that made "Blackwood's Magazine" essential reading for generations of soldiers, officers, and armchair adventurers alike. Titles include: Frontiers of the Empire; Tales of The Border; Small Wars of The Empire; Pioneering; Jobs Of Work; Tales of the Sea; Soldiers Tales; Jungle Tales; Tales of Africa; Shikar; From Strange Places; In Lighter Vein.
Author: Lieut.-Colonel L. A. (ed.) Bethell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1937, William Blackwood and Sons
Edition: 2026600000939
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Faded spines. Some marks and specks on boards. Bindings remain tight. Internally sound.
A celebrated anthology series of military adventure and short fiction, "Blackwood's Tales from the Outposts" gathers the finest stories published in "Blackwood's Magazine" depicting soldiering, frontier life, and imperial service across twelve volumes, presenting tales of courage, hardship, and dark humour drawn from the far reaches of the British Empire and its wars. Edited by Lieutenant-Colonel L. A. Bethell and published by William Blackwood and Sons in 1937, the series stands as a definitive collection of the masculine adventure tradition that made "Blackwood's Magazine" essential reading for generations of soldiers, officers, and armchair adventurers alike. Titles include: Frontiers of the Empire; Tales of The Border; Small Wars of The Empire; Pioneering; Jobs Of Work; Tales of the Sea; Soldiers Tales; Jungle Tales; Tales of Africa; Shikar; From Strange Places; In Lighter Vein.