The Image of War, or Service on the Chin Hills
by Newland, Surgeon-Captain A.G.E. (I.M.S., and Burma Battalion) Introductory Historical Note by J.D. McNabb, Esq., Political Officer, S. Chin Hills
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- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Calcutta, India: Thacker, Spink and Co., 1894. Textblock clean and tight, gently crunched at the head of the spine with resulting shallow creases; Ink stamped second ffep; May have been a school copy at one time; Top edge gilt; Original flat green endpapers, secure at both front and rear hinges; The binding is solid but very sunned and edge worn with bumped and scuffed corners and spine extremities; Front cover and spine gilt embossed; 92p., plus a 40 page catalogue of the W. Thacker & Co., London. The Chin Hills extend northward into the Manipur state of India from northwestern Burma (Myanmar). . First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Embossed. Good+. Illus. by 191 Photographs. 4to - Over 9 " - 12" Tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24957
- Title
- The Image of War, or Service on the Chin Hills
- Author
- Newland, Surgeon-Captain A.G.E. (I.M.S., and Burma Battalion) Introductory Historical Note by J.D. McNabb, Esq., Political Officer, S. Chin Hills
- Illustrator
- 191 Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thacker, Spink and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Calcutta, India
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 4to - Over 9 " - 12"
- Keywords
- Indian History, British Occupation of India, Chin Hills of Burma and Manipur State
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; War;
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About the Seller
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