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Lot No. 33: Shadbolt Sydney

THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGNS OF 1878 - 1880 COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE SOURCES

Medium: Printed book
Year: 1882
Size: 4.9 x 3.5 inches
Place: London

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4,00,000 - 6,00,000

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4800-9600

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Shadbolt Sydney

THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGNS OF 1878 - 1880 COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE SOURCES

Comprising Historical and Biographical Divisions, and 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. Historical Division. [Together with]. Biographical Division

First Edition

Year: 1882
Size: 12.5 x 9 cm (4.9 x 3.5 inches)

Published by Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington.

Large quarto, two volumes, [viii] (first blank), 352 pages plus a mounted Woodburytype portrait frontispiece of Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Roberts (125 x 90 mm) and a colour-printed folding map and 5 full-page maps (3 with hand-coloring), and [vi], 274 pages plus 20 pages each containing 7 oval Woodburytype portraits (each measuring 50 x 38 mm) of the 140 officers who lost their lives, and an errata slip tipped in on the contents page.

Original gilt-decorated half maroon morocco over matching pebbled cloth, all edges gilt, marbled end papers; extremities slightly rubbed; essentially a good set in Fine bindings.

The two volumes comprise historical and biographical divisions. Included are a sketch of the war, maps illustrating the operations and movements of the forces, one hundred and forty 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 was employed in the war.

Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman

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	Nickname	Amount(Rs)	Type	Date & Time(IST)
1	anon0138	396000.00	Regular	12-09-2024 07:09:57 PM IST

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Lot No. 33: Shadbolt Sydney

THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGNS OF 1878 - 1880 COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE SOURCES

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Shadbolt Sydney

THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGNS OF 1878 - 1880 COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE SOURCES

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