THE ASHANTI WAR A NARRATIVE... VOLUME I & II by Brackenbury, Henry - 1874

William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., 1874. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Title continues: "...prepared from the official documents by permission of Major-General, Sir Garnet Wolseley..." The author, Henry Brackenbury, was Wolseley's Military Secretary. Complete in 2 volumes. Vol. I: vi (1) 427pp, facsimile letter as frontis., 2 maps in the text; Vol. II: vi (1) 367pp + 54p Publisher's List; 2p sketch map (Sketch of the Camp on the River Prah), 1 other sketch. In a pocket at the rear are two folding maps: Map of the Gold Coast (a photocopy replacement for the original); and Map of the Theatre of War, an original in very good condition. Both volumes are bound in red cloth/boards with embossed decoration and gilt titles to the spines; both volumes show light edgewear, and the endpapers on both volumes have been replaced. Vol. II has a stain to the top right-hand front corner, but overall this is a nice clean tight copy. (Due to the size/weight of this 2-volume set, an extra shipping charge may apply.).