His Highness Commands Pendragon, Robert Trevelyan — 1st Edition

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His Highness Commands Pendragon, Robert Trevelyan — 1st Edition

Name: His Highness Commands Pendragon, Robert Trevelyan — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5166
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Publication: London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1976

Formatting: 8vo.

Condition Report: Very Good. The book is tightly bound in its original blue cloth, presenting sharp corners and bright, unoxidised gilt lettering to the spine that indicates it has seen minimal handling. The hinges are sound with no lean to the text block, though the upper and fore-edges exhibit light, age-commensurate spotting and toning. Internally, the leaves remain crisp and clean. It is housed in its original, unclipped dust jacket, which retains vibrant cover art but displays minor rubbing to the spine extremities and very light surface wear to the rear panel. Overall, a highly attractive and structurally sound copy.

Catalogue Note: This is the UK first edition, first printing of Robert Trevelyan's historical thriller. The volume is issued in the publisher's primary blue cloth binding and features the first-state pictorial dust jacket.

The book lacks any significant provenance markers, such as previous ownership signatures, bookplates, or institutional stamps, leaving it in an unsophisticated and desirable state for collectors. While Robert Trevelyan (a pseudonym for Robert Forrest-Webb) produced this work for a commercial readership, securing a true first printing in such clean, well-preserved condition with an intact jacket has become increasingly uncommon on the open market.

Summoned from the quiet of his Hampshire estate, Captain John Hawkdale Pendragon, late of Prince Albert's Own and an elite agent of the Crown, is thrust into a perilous web of European espionage. When Prussian intelligence intercepts rumours of an assassination plot against the Prince Consort, Pendragon must race against time through the shadowy underworld of Victorian London to protect the royal family. A breathless, swashbuckling adventure that expertly blends historical intrigue with relentless action.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Robert Trevelyan

Book Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1976

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Pendragon

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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