Afghan Campaigns of 1878 - 1880: Compiled from Official and Private Sources. Two volumes: Historical Division, and Biographical Division.
by Shadbolt, Sydney
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1882., 1882. 2 vols. 252p. + 274p. Portrait frontispiece of Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Roberts tipped-in the Historical Division. Twenty pages of 7 bust photos of officers lost in the operations in the Biographical Division. 6 maps (1 folding) in the Historical Division. "Containing a Rapid Sketch of the War, Maps illustrating the Operations and the Movements of the Forces, One Hundred and Forty Permanent Photographs of Officers who lost their Lives in the Campaigns and of Recipients of the Victoria Cross, with Memoirs prepared from Materials furnished by their Relations and Surviving Comrades, Summaries of the Movements in the Field of the Various Regiments which were engaged, and Separate Records of the Services of Every British Officer who was employed in the War." Original Dark green cloth with gilt lettering. All edges gilt. Very Oversize. Original owner's name: Capt. Shirley Apthorpe in the Biographical Division. Recent end papers in both volumes. In mylar sleeves. Fine Set. Hardcover. Fine. Book.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86-234
- Title
- Afghan Campaigns of 1878 - 1880: Compiled from Official and Private Sources. Two volumes: Historical Division, and Biographical Division.
- Author
- Shadbolt, Sydney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1882.
- Date Published
- 1882
- Bookseller catalogs
- Items with Photos; List 86; BRITISH ARMY / AFGAHNISTAN;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Military Books
If you find you don't want the book, you may return it with in 15 days of receipt, for the refund of the book price alone. If the book is misdescribed, return for with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery Shipment is at your risk if lost or damaged in transit unless you request postal insurance in advance/at the time the order is placed.
About the Seller
Military Books
Biblio member since 2012
Washington, District of Columbia
About Military Books
INVENTORY covers all varieties of Military History: American, British, European. All time periods, but predominantly 19th & 20th Centuries. Also reference works on small arms, artillery, aircraft, warships, uniforms etc. Catalogues of new inventory issued periodically: to subscribed send me a request by e mail.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...