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"One of the Largest Private Collections to Come on the Market"The River War: 1st Edn. 1st Printing
First Edition, First Printing
Author: Winston Churchill
2 Vols
large 8tvo.
Publisher; Longmans & Co.
Edited by Col. F. Rhodes
Original dark blue cloth with gilt vignette of gunboat on upper covers
An historical account of the Reconquest of the Soudan.
A near fine set of The River War
While not too difficult to find, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to acquire a set in this condition. Only 2,000 copies of this first edition were printed and the reviews that followed resulted in a second impression within two months. The editor Col. F. Rhodes, elder brother of Cecil Rhodes was correspondent for The Times during the campaign.
This set is protected in custom made clamshell book-like cases.
Item #183
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