Chitral The Story of a Minor Siege
by Robertson, Sir George S
- Used
- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. 1899. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Good Condition. Some foxing to interior and edges; stamp of previous owner (Commonwealth Banking Company) to half-title page. Endpapers rubbed. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Five maps and plans - 2 fold-out, including an extensive map of Chitral and Surrounding Countries. All present. A very good reading copy with solid binding. 368 pages + Publisher's Catalogues. The story of the 1895 siege of Chitral in [now] Pakistan. The author was commander of the group besieged in the fortress. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Colonial Edition. Hardback.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB321608
- Title
- Chitral The Story of a Minor Siege
- Author
- Robertson, Sir George S
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- Colonial Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military-Pre20th;
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Reading Copy
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