1898 Fire and Sword in the Sudan: A Personal Narrative of Fighting and Serving the Dervishes 1879-95
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Description
Early Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
The popular edition of this work, originally published in 1896 both in English and in German. This is the English translation by Colonel F. R. Wingate.
Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in the Sudan Rudolf Anton Carl Freiherr von Slatin recounts his time fighting and serving the dervishes in the Sudan. A remarkable narrative which not only provides a personal account of captivity and war, but also a comprehensive account of the Sudan under the rule of the Khalifa.
Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous plates, as well as a folding map and plan. Collated, complete.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tale of the spine and extremities. The boards are only minimally rubbed. Internally, firmly bound. With some spotting to the fore edge, affecting only the occasional leaf, although the pages are generally clean with some age toning, as usual. Illustrated with a frontispiece and numerous plates, as well as a folding map and plan. Collated, complete.
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