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Forty-One Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief
by Field-Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1897. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smart copy of this illustrated account of the author's years in India, complete in two volumes. Complete in two volumes. Twenty-fifth edition, published the same year as the first. Volume one is illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, a woodcut to the title page, and thirteen plates, three of which are folding. Volume two is illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, a woodcut to the title page, and fifteen plates, five of which are folding. A very successful memoir of Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar's experiences in India, with personal accounts of life in India, descriptions of places visited, first-hand accounts of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, visits to Delhi, and more. Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts was a British Victorian era general who became one of the most successful British military commanders of his time. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpaper. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 889T39
- Title
- Forty-One Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief
- Author
- Field-Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Forty-One Years India Subaltern Commander-in-Chief India Kandahar
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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