A Collection of 15 Titles by George Alfred Henty

George Alfred Henty, A Collection of 15 Titles, London: Blackie & Son and Henry Frowde Hodder and Stoughton, 1887 - 1911

. With a Buller Natal, London: Blackie & Son, 1901

334 pages including 10 plates by W Rainey and 1 map, 32 pages of ads to the rear; original deep navy-blue cloth, lettered in gold and decorated in grey, brown, black, and gold

. The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt, London: Blackie & Son, 1889

pp. iv; [5]; 10-352 pages including eight half tone plates printed in sepia, including frontispiece by J R Weguelin; 32 of publisher's advertisements.?

. Under Wellington's Command: A Tale of the Peninsular War, London: Blackie & Son, 1889

383 pages including 12 black and white plates by Wal Paget + 32-page booklist; bound in original blue cloth with gilt lettering and black, red, white, and tan soldier illustration front cover and spine, blue edges

. With the Allies to Pekin: A Story of the Relief of the Legations, London: Blackie & Son, 1904

384 pages including frontispiece and 7 black and white plates by Wal Paget and 1 map + 32-pages of ads to the rear; dark green pictorial bevelled cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. Olive edges. Grey endpapers.

. A Roving Commission; Or, through the Black Insurrection of Hayti, London: Blackie & Son, 1900

383 pages including 12 black and white plates by William Rainey + 32-page booklist; red pictorial cloth, gilt titles to the front board and spine

. By Right of Conquest; or, with Cortez in Mexico, London: Blackie & Son, not dated but [1891]

384 pages including 10 black and white plates by W S Stacey and 2 maps plus 32-page catalogue to rear; pictorial green cloth with gilt title to spine, black titles to front cover, bevelled edges, all edges olivine.

. The Treasure of the Incas, London: Blackie & Son, not dated but [1903]

352 pages including 8 black and white plates by Wal Paget + black and white map of Peru + 32-page booklist to rear. A story of adventure in Peru; green pictorial cloth.

. One of the 28th: A Tale of Waterloo , London: Blackie & Son, 1890

352 pages including 8 black and white plates by W H Overend and 2 Maps, preliminary page has list of Mr. Henty's Historical Tales + 32-page publisher's catalogue; olive green cloth cover with bright gilt lettering to front and illustration of a kneeling rifleman against a gold disc on the front, gilt lettering, and illustration of Napoleonic officer on spine, all page edges olivine.

.With Clive in India, London: Blackie & Son, circa 1887

38 2 pages including 12 black and white plates by Gordon Browne, also includes one double page black and white map not listed plus 40-page book list to rear; brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. black and white chapter header decorations.

. In Times of Peril: A Story of India, London: Henry Frowde Hodder and Stoughton, 1911

368 pages including 6 black and white plates and colour frontispiece by T C Dugdale; green pictorial cloth with gilt title to spine

. In Freedom's Cause, London: Blackie & Son, 1906

392 pages including 8 black and white plates by Gordon Browne, including frontispiece, 16-page book list to rear, new edition; blue pictorial cloth with gilt title to spine.

. The Bravest of the Brave or with Peterborough in Spain, London: Blackie & Son, circa 1890

352 pages including 8 black and white plates by H M Paget. 32-page book list to rear; red gilt pictorial cloth shows Peterborough (in gold) on tinted horse and Jack facing towards him on the cover. Spaniard on the spine

. With Wolfe in Canada, London: Blackie & Son, not dated

384 pages including 6 black and white and colour frontispiece by Goldie Brown; blue pictorial cloth covers with lettering to spine and front and picture of soldier to front and spine

. With the British Legion: A Story of the Carlist Wars, London: Blackie & Son, 1903

384 pages with frontispiece and 9 black and white plates by Wal Paget. 32-page book list to rear; blue bevelled pictorial cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine and front and picture of soldier to front and spine, edges olivine, grey endpapers

. Beric the Briton: A Story of the Roman Invasion, London: Blackie & Son, not dated

384 pages with colour frontispiece and 3 black and white plates by John Hassall; blue pictorial cloth covers with lettering to spine and front and picture of soldier to front and spine

7.5 x 5 in (19 x 12.7 cm) (each)

G A Henty was a prolific English author, special reporter, and Imperialist who was born in Trumpington, England. He is most renowned for his late-nineteenth-century historical adventure novels.

He went to Westminster School in London and then to Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge, where he was an avid sportsman. Henty once stated in an interview that his storytelling abilities arose from stories he told his children after supper. In 1868, he published his first children's book, Out on the Pampas, and named the major characters after his children. While most of the 122 books were for children, he also published adult novels and non-fiction works such as The March to Magdala (1868) and Those Other Animals (1869), short stories for the likes of The Boy's Own Paper and edited the Union Jack, a weekly boys magazine.

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