Forty-one years in india from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief
de ROBERTS, Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar
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London: Macmillan and Co., 1898. xxii, [2], 601pp, [1]. With a half-title, a photographic portrait frontispiece, a further 41 plates, and two illustrations in the text. Original publisher's blind-stamped red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked, spine sunned. Scattered spotting. A single-volume edition of the remarkably popular memoirs of British Army officer Frederick Sleigh Roberts, first Earl Roberts (1832-1914). Roberts initially served with the East India Company Army, being awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry for his actions during the Indian rebellion. He later transferred to the British Army and fought with distinction during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, his exploits earning him widespread fame. He would serve as Commander-in-Chief, India before leading British Forces during the Second Boer War. . New edition. 8vo.
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- Librería
- Antiquates Ltd
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- AQ30637
- Título
- Forty-one years in india from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief
- Autor
- ROBERTS, Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar
- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- New edition
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- Macmillan and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1898
- Tamaño
- 8vo
- Palabras clave
- Military History
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Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
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- Spine
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