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The Life of Gordon, Major-General, R. E., C. B. ; Turkish Field-Marshal, Grand Cordon Medjidieh, and pasha
by Boulger, Demetrius Charles De Kavanagh (1853-)
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About This Item
London : T. Fisher Unwin. Fourth Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, with small black-stamped vignette to front panel. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling, with minor rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 337 pages; Physical desc.: vii, 337 p., 3 leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. Complete with excellent plate illustrations, including a portrait frontis. Subjects: Gordon, Charles George 1833-1885. Generals --Great Britain --Biography
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- Title
- The Life of Gordon, Major-General, R. E., C. B. ; Turkish Field-Marshal, Grand Cordon Medjidieh, and pasha
- Author
- Boulger, Demetrius Charles De Kavanagh (1853-)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : T. Fisher Unwin
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