The Young Shieldbearer. A tale of ancient Egypt

by Henry Bedford-Jones

$15 · Offered by Bolerium Books

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Elgin, IL: David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1919. Staplebound. 62 pages, illustrations. Staplebound pictorial wrappers, soiled, but otherwise a sturdy copy with clean interior. Good. Youth adventure story by Canadian-American Bedford-Jones set in ancient Egypt about a 16-year-old boy, Manu, who saves the life of Pharaoh Sesostris's son and so is appointed his shield-bearer and charioteer. Inscribed in a young hand on page 2

• Binding: Wrappers

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