James Boyd “Drums” Vintage Hardcover 1960

Drums
James Boyd’s classic American Revolutionary War novel *Drums* comes to life with full-color plates and detailed inline pen drawings by artist N. C. Wyeth.
Set against the backdrop of colonial North Carolina and high-seas naval action with John Paul Jones, the story traces young Johnny Fraser’s journey through conflict and political awakening.
This Scribner Illustrated Classics printing remains a sought-after volume for historical fiction readers and classic American illustration collectors alike.

#### **Book Details**
* **Author:** James Boyd
* **Illustrator:** N. C. Wyeth
* **Publisher:** Charles Scribner’s Sons
* **Binding:** Hardcover
* **Edition Points:** Scribner Illustrated Classics edition (printer’s code P-3.60[H], circa 1960), reflecting copyright renewals through 1956. Features vibrant color plates and chapter header line drawings.

#### **Condition Report**
* **Overall Grade:** Very Good (VG)
* **Cover & Spine:** Orange cloth boards featuring a mounted color pictorial plate on the front cover. Spine is sunned, some surface scuffs front and back boards.  Board corners show wear on cloth at tips, spine head and tail bumped, with tail lightly frayed.
* **Dust Jacket:** Not present.
* **Text Block & Pages:** Text block edges and interior pages are lightly age-toned. Color plates remain clean and bright.  There is a moisture spot on the upper block edge right at the outer edge, partially visible on outer edge also.
* **Binding:** Square, tight, and sound structure; illustrated endpapers are well-preserved.

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