The River War

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1899. First Edition. Buckram. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan. Longmans & Co, 1899 First edition. Two volumes, both in original black cloth with gilt titles and decorations to spine and upper cover. Seven photogravure plates and 34 plans and fold out maps, as well as… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1933. Hardcover. This is the first printing of the bibliographically significant 1933 edition of Churchill's second book in the scarce original dust jacket. Originally published in 1899, The River War recounts Churchill's experiences and reflections concerning British involvement in the Sudan. In 1883, Mahdist forces of messianic leader Mohammed Ahmed overwhelmed the Egyptian army… Saber más sobre este artículo

Sticker inside front cover indicates "Cecil.B.DeMille Library." Number of maps and plans in one and two color total 22.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1902. Hardcover. This is the first one-volume edition of Churchill's second book. The River War was originally published as a two-volume edition in 1899. In 1902 Churchill (by then a new member of Parliament) revised and abridged his text, excising much of the criticism of Kitchener for political reasons. There is also a new… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1902. Second (first one-volume) edition. Hardcover. This is the first one-volume edition of Churchill's second book, The River War, originally published as a two-volume edition in 1899. In 1902 Churchill (by then a new member of Parliament) revised and abridged his text, adding a new Preface and excising much of the criticism of Kitchener… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1940. Hardcover. This collectible Second World War reprint of The River War features the elusive dust jacket. Originally published in 1899, The River War recounts Churchill's experiences and reflections concerning British involvement in the Sudan, including Churchill’s participation in “the last great British cavalry charge”. In 1933, a so-called "Second Cheap Edition" was made from… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Longmans, Green & Co.,, 1900. A tale of blood and war First edition, third impression, published a year after the first. The publishers printed 503 copies but wasted most of them to not compete with the upcoming abridged edition: "The result is that only 140 copies of the third printing were ever made available and that it is… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1949. Hardcover. This is a vintage, jacketed reprint of Churchill's second published book. This is the fourth and penultimate printing of the bibliographically important 1933 edition. Originally published in 1899, The River War recounts Churchill's experiences and reflections concerning British involvement in the Sudan, including Churchill’s participation in “the last great British cavalry charge”. In… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First US Edition. Full cloth. Octavo. xvi, 381 pages. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. Bound in purple cloth over boards, light rubs to spine ends and fore corner tips, prior owner bookplate on front free endpaper. Jacket is price-clipped, has light soiling, chipping along top and bottom edges of spine and along… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1902. Hardcover. This is the first one-volume edition of Churchill's second book, The River War, originally published as a two-volume edition in 1899. In 1902 Churchill (by then a new member of Parliament) revised and abridged his text, adding a new Preface and excising much of the criticism of Kitchener for political reasons. For… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1951. Hardcover. This is the final printing and final issue of the bibliographically important 1933 edition of Churchill's second published book, distinguished by both a binding and a dust jacket unique to these final copies issued after Churchill’s death in 1965. Originally published in 1899, The River War recounts Churchill's experiences and reflections… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1933. Hardcover. This is the second printing of the bibliographically significant 1933 edition of Churchill's second book in the scarce early issue dust jacket. Originally published in 1899, The River War recounts Churchill's experiences and reflections concerning British involvement in the Sudan, including Churchill’s participation in “the last great British cavalry charge”. In 1933, a… Saber más sobre este artículo

Award Books, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Mass Market Paperback. 1st Printing. Award Books A123S..

London, Edinburgh, Dublin: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1915. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 16 x 11 cm. 12mo. 457pp XXIII. Frontispiece portrait, 16 other maps and plates. This is the abridged "cheap edition" part of The Nelson Shilling Library published for the war market. TEG. Bound into blue cloth, gilt spine lettering. Small stain to front cover. Front… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1933. Hardcover. This is the first printing of the bibliographically significant 1933 edition of Churchill's second book in the scarce dust jacket. Originally published in 1899, The River War recounts Churchill's experiences and reflections concerning British involvement in the Sudan, including Churchill’s participation in “the last great British cavalry charge”. In 1933, a so-called "Second… Saber más sobre este artículo

Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. 1st Edition.

Champaign, IL, U.S.A.: Book Jungle, 2008. 311pp. Clean no marks. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, January 1949. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. Stated 1949 printing. Jacket is protected in clear mylar covering. jacket is a bit worn about the edges and somewhat scuffed, but without any serious tears. Front endsheet has medium to mild discoloration from top to bottom that covers around 20% of the… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1933. Later edition of Churchill's history of the conquest of the Sudan. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth, illustrated with 22 maps and plans, several folding. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Charles Peake from Winston S. Churchill Sept 1936." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Longmans, Green & Co.,, 1899. A tale of blood and war First edition, first state, of Churchill's second book, based on his own role as a war reporter in the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan. This copy is from the collection of Churchill's bibliographer Ronald Cohen. "Arguably the most aesthetically beautiful of original trade editions of Churchill's books, The… Saber más sobre este artículo