FIRE AND SWORD IN THE SUDAN a Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes 1879-1895
by Pasha, Rudolf C. Slatin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Creston, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Edward Arnold, 1896. Not Stated. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. xx, 636, 32 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Cover edges are bevelled. Cover is shelf worn, top and tail of the spine are worn, corners lightly bumped. Previous owners bookplate on the inside front cover, his name on various pages. Illustrated with 22 plates and a large map in a pocket at the back of the book, before the index. A very good copy of this history of Sir Rudolf Slatin [1857-1932] Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in the Sudan1883. Translated by Major Wingate. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).
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- Bookseller
- Beacon Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008868
- Title
- FIRE AND SWORD IN THE SUDAN a Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes 1879-1895
- Author
- Pasha, Rudolf C. Slatin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Not Stated
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold
- Date Published
- 1896
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Beacon Books
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Creston, British Columbia
About Beacon Books
The storefront offers secondhand books of all kinds with ample sections of literature, art, history, mystery, popular fiction, science fiction and children's books. The online store features first and signed editions, rare and antiquarian books, academic titles and a large collection of nautical and military history.
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