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The Mahdi of Allah, the Story of the Dervish Mohammed Ahmed
by Richard A. Bermann; Winston S. Churchill [intro.]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & New York: Putnam, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. The first English language edition of Richard A. Bermann's account of the Mahdist insurrection led by Mohammed Ahmed. The first English language edition of this work, published in the same year as the original German.Illustrated with a frontispiece and sixteen plates. Collated, complete.With an introduction from Winston Churchill, who participated in the defeat of Mahdist forces at battle of Omdurman in 1898. Churchill wrote his second book, 'The River War', about this campaign.This work details the theocracy that the messianic Islamic leader Mohammed Ahmed led in central and northern Sudan in the final decades of the nineteenth century.With a tipped in leaf following the title page explaining that to avoid causing offence, 'the publishers desire to state that the claim of the Dervish Mohammed Ahmed to the sublime title of "The Mahdi of Allah" is not recognised by the author of this book'.From the library of Joseph Herbert Thorniley, former editor of "The Pioneer" Allahabad. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, fine. Light spotting to fore edge of text block. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with only the odd spot. Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 900F53
- Title
- The Mahdi of Allah, the Story of the Dervish Mohammed Ahmed
- Author
- Richard A. Bermann; Winston S. Churchill [intro.]
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Mahdist insurrection Mohammed Ahmed battle of Omdurman Mohammed Ahmed
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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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