Dervish The Rise and Fall of an African Empire
by Philip Warner
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine (NEAR NEW)/Near Fine (NEAR NEW)
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Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Purnell Book Services Ltd , 1973. This is the vivid and colourful story of one of the more remarkable episodes in the 'high empire ' period of BRITISH HISTORY. The Mahdi's rising in the Sudan in the 1880s ,which led to the eventual death of Gordon in Khartoum, forms the text of this history. This volume is well illustrated from the dramatic dust jacket showing a painting of The Battle ofTamaai in 1885.......Please e-mail for further details. . Not Signed or Inscribed. This is a First Edition. Purple Cloth Gold Embossed. Near Fine (NEAR NEW)/Near Fine (NEAR NEW). Illus. by Illustrated By Photographs and Maps . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Back.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfarm (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 999574
- Title
- Dervish The Rise and Fall of an African Empire
- Author
- Philip Warner
- Illustrator
- Illustrated By Photographs and Maps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Near Fine (NEAR NEW)
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine (NEAR NEW)
- Edition
- This is a First Edition
- Publisher
- Purnell Book Services Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- History of the African Empire Gordon at Khartoum
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; African Interest;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
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