Sketches on service during the Indian Frontier Campaigns of 1897. . . engravings from original drawings . . . photographic portraits of the commanding officers and their staffs.
by [INDIA]. HOBDAY, Major E.[dward] A.[rthur] P.[onsonby]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: James Bowden, 1898. Tall 8vo. 159, [1] pp. Photo frontisp., 13 photo plates, 57 plates. Original khaki-coloured cloth, illustration & brown lettering on front cover, over beveled boards, a.e.g. (chipping, wear, soiling, damage head & foot of spine, bumping & wear to corners, some minor soiling to endpapers), still G- reference copy, w/ Bookseller’s label on front pastedown for Queen City Book Co., Cincinnati, OH, and former ownership stamp. First edition of this scarce illustrated account of the relief of the British Garrison at Chakdara during the siege of Malakand by 10,000 Pashtuns commanded by Saidullah. The British relief column was sent to assist General William Hope Meiklejohn, and was accompanied by a young 2nd Lieutenant Winston Churchill who later published his Story of the Malakand Field Force.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49175
- Title
- Sketches on service during the Indian Frontier Campaigns of 1897. . . engravings from original drawings . . . photographic portraits of the commanding officers and their staffs.
- Author
- [INDIA]. HOBDAY, Major E.[dward] A.[rthur] P.[onsonby]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- James Bowden,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1898.
- Keywords
- India, Afghanistan, British Empire, British Army, Malakand Field Force, Chakdara, Saidullah, General William Hope Meiklejohn, Winston Churchill, Hobday, Illustrated Books, 19th-century Imprints, Military History, Asia, South Asia, Photographs
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About the Seller
Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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Vancouver, Washington
About Zephyr Used & Rare Books
We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.
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