The River War, An Historical Account of the Reconquest of th...

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The River War, An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan Winston S. Churchill Published by Longmans, Green, & Co., London, 1899. First edition, first state, of Churchill's second book, based on his own role as a war reporter in the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan. Two volumes. pp xxii, 462 + x, 499. Illustrated with drawings by Angus McNeill of the Seaforth Highlanders; Photogravure portraits; numerous maps and plans. Original blue/black gilt pictorial cloth lettered in gilt. (2)