Sir William Butler: An Autobiography – 1911 First Edition – 4 Photogravures & 2 Folding Maps

Title: Sir William Butler: An Autobiography Author: Lieut.-General The Rt. Hon. Sir William Francis Butler, G.C.B. Publisher: Constable and Company Limited, London Publication Date: 1911 Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Pagination: xi, 476 pp. Illustrations: Four portraits in photogravure and two folding maps, present at pages 150 and 240. Condition: Good Description: First edition of Sir William Butler: An Autobiography, published in London by Constable and Company Limited in 1911. The posthumously published autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir William Francis Butler, British Army officer, author and traveller. Butler's career encompassed extensive military and imperial service, including campaigns and appointments in Africa, Egypt, the Sudan and South Africa, making this volume of particular interest to collectors of British military history, nineteenth-century imperial history and autobiography. Illustrated with four portraits in photogravure and complete with the two folding maps, located at pages 150 and 240. Hardback in Good condition. The binding remains intact and the boards are secure, though there is some movement within the binding, causing the text block to sit slightly unevenly and giving the page edges a somewhat irregular or ragged appearance. The pages remain secure. Some general age-related toning and light wear are present, consistent with a volume of this age. Both folding maps are present and complete. The photogravure portraits are also present. A sound and complete copy of the first edition, with all the principal illustrations and maps present. Please refer to the photographs for full details of condition.…