CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965)

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Лот 161 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965)
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CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965)

The Story of the Malakand Field Force. An Episode of Frontier War. London: Longmans, 1898.

First edition, first issue of Churchill’s first published work. It gives a detailed account of the 1897 military campaign on the North-West Frontier of colonial British India, showcasing Churchill's views on military strategy, colonialism, and his budding political ideology. This copy is in the first state without the errata slip. Cohen A1.1.a; Woods A1a.



Octavo (191 x 126mm). Half title, half tone frontispiece portrait of Major General Sir Bindon Blood, 6 maps or plans, 2 folding and printed in black and red, 32-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end dated 12⁄97 (occasional spotting, small chip to one blank corner). Original apple green cloth lettered in gilt (some spots or stains, minor split to upper joint, hinges repaired, spine a little faded).

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