Forty-One Years in India. From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief. With Portraits & Maps In Two Volumes. (Autograph Card Tipped In)
by Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Weare,, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Richard Bentley. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Original publishers blue cloth over board with embossings & gilt titles. Typical 19th century signature card laid in of the author. Deckle cut edges. Continues all plates & maps. Binding is thread showing. Prevalent edge & corner wear to cloth. Heavy chipping at the head & foot of spin. Volmue 2 cloth torn on front gutter for 2 inches. Blue cloth spine darkened & scattered spotty discolorations on front & rear boards. ; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Boomer's Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33326
- Title
- Forty-One Years in India. From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief. With Portraits & Maps In Two Volumes. (Autograph Card Tipped In)
- Author
- Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Date Published
- 1897
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military Memoir;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Boomer's Books
Biblio member since 2003
Weare,, New Hampshire
About Boomer's Books
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