The River War. An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan. Edited

by Col. F. Rhodes by Sir Winston Spencer Churchill

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First edition

First edition, first printing, second state with single quotation mark on p. 459. 57 illustrations, many especially drawn by Angus McNeill of the Seaforth Highlanders, 34 maps and plans many colored and folding. xxiii, 462; xiv, 499 pp. 2 vols. Thick 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth, stamped in gilt. Minor rubbing to boards, hinges almost imperceptibly repaired. Very good copy. Bookplate. In half-morocco slipcase with chemises for each volume. Cohen A2.1.b.

• Binding: Leather

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