Magdala: The Story of the Abyssinian Campaign of 1866-7
by STANLEY, HENRY M
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- Hardcover
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Sampson Low, Marston & Co 1896. Ex library, small octavo, dark maroon buckram boards with gilt lettering & embossed emblem to spine with blind rule to boards, vii + map + 190pp, illus, VG- (bruising to spine extrems, rubbing & soiling spots to boards, prize-winner's label to front pastedown, library stamps to front & rear eps, heavy browning to front & rear eps, foxing to pages & page edges, 7cm crease/fold to upper corner of page 5)
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- Title
- Magdala: The Story of the Abyssinian Campaign of 1866-7
- Author
- STANLEY, HENRY M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston & Co 1896
- Keywords
- ex library Henry M Stanley geography history Abyssinia Africa British military campaigns Coomassie magdala
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- Buckram
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- Rubbing
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