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Forty-One Years in India

First Edition

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First edition of Forty-One Years in India by Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar, published in London.

Octavo, [two volumes], xx, 511pp; xii, [2], 522pp, [64pp ads + index]. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, embossed seal on cover of both volumes. A complete set, with frontispiece portrait in both volumes, and 27 full-page illustrations, fold-out maps and period photographs. Both volumes with decorative endpapers, previous ownership notation on title page. Rubbing to boards, some wear to hinges of both volumes. Both text blocks are solid and free of any notations.

Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914), was a British general, leading forces in the Second Anglo-Afghan War and the Second Boer War.

Additional information

Location Published

London

Publisher

Richard Bentley and Son

Edition

First Edition

Date Published

1897

Binding

Cloth

Condition

Very Good

Author

Lord Roberts of Kandahar | Field Marshal