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(London: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1898), first edi

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
(London: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1898), first edi
<B>Winston L. Spencer Churchill: </B></I><B><I>The Story of the Malakand Field Force an Episode of Frontier War</B></I></B></I>. (London: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1898), first edition (author’s first book), first issue (1898 on the title page, no errata slip, and no publisher’s catalog at rear), 336 pages, frontis portrait of Major General Sir Bindon Blood, six color folding maps, modern quarter leather rebind with cloth boards, six compartments between five raised spine bands, gilt titles on red morocco spine label, gilt decoration, 12mo (5” x 7.5”), light toning to pages, small tear to frontis, maps with old taped repairs, ex-library markings restricted to perforated blind stamp at title page and several ink head stamps on the verso, else a sound copy of a scarce book in very good condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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