Item #2766 Sketches in the Soudan. Capt. Willoughby Verner.
Sketches in the Soudan
Sketches in the Soudan
Sketches in the Soudan
Sketches in the Soudan

Sketches in the Soudan

London: RH Porter, 1885. First. Orig Pictorial Cloth. Not paginated but collated complete with list of subscribers. A history of the Nile expedition of 1884-5 taken from author's diary sketch book Each sketch is accompanied by a description of the events leading up to that sketch. The illustrations are lovely. Internally this rare work is very clean and except for the original end paper free of foxing. The volume is complete with one colored sketch map and 37 colored lithographic plates. Although the covers and spine are good only the plates are in great shape. The original pictorial board binding shows wear, especially at corners but the cover illustration is all present and clear. Orig. unprinted white spine soiled as expected. VG. Item #2766

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