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A very good copy of the First English edition, without dust jacket, by Winston Churchill's Boer War commander, mentor and friend, General Sir Ian Hamilton. Two personal letters from Churchill are reproduced in the book, one written from India in 1898, the other written in the train after the Battle of Omduran, along with excerpts from Churchill's THE WORLD CRISIS and the text of a 1941 telegram and a 1943 letter.There is a discreet ink gift inscription on the front free endpaper verso, else fine. 8vo (280 pages, illustrated with 12 pages of photographs and facsimile documents, map endpapers) (Cohen F62) (Zb158). Seller Inventory # 140716
Title: LISTENING FOR THE DRUMS
Publisher: Faber & Faber Ltd., London
Publication Date: 1944
Binding: Hardcover without Dust Jacket
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.
Seller: Verandah Books, Sherborne, United Kingdom
280pp. Index. 28 b/w photographs, 2 maps and 5 facsimiles of documents. Service in India and Africa 1873-1897. A well-connected military career. Friend of the Kipling family. Slack and worn. Ex-Boots Library. Seller Inventory # 1774
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: E.J Morten Booksellers BA, MANCHESTER, United Kingdom
1st Edition. Hb original red cloth 8vo,280pp, frontisplate, maps to end papers , illustrations. Authors 25 year active service in India with The Gordon Highlanders . Former owners ink inscription Colin Campbell Mitchell "Mad Mitch" to front end paper map o/w A Vg copy. Seller Inventory # 12655
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Seller: Yak and Yeti Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 280p, ills, map on inside covers, front hinge weak. Experiences in India and on the Nile Campaign. Seller Inventory # 009427
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Secret Book and Record Store, Dublin, DUB, Ireland
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Red cloth boards a little grubby; spine slightly cocked. Seller Inventory # AK019
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Black Gull Books (P.B.F.A.), St Leonard's on Sea, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: missing. Binding loose. Please contact us if you need further information or scans. Seller Inventory # 12-F08372
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First U.K. Edition. Rare. 1st UK edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription on frontispiece. Age toning & wear to edges of dust jacket, otherwise very good. Seller Inventory # 79405
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