ISBN: 9780800821685 - dervish: the rise and fall of an african empire (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. DJ may have small chips and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Taplinger Publishing Company, 1975. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good.

Zustand: FINE. First US printing. Using first-hand diaries and reports, including those of Rider Haggard's brother Andrew and of Father Ohrwalder (the Austrian missionary who spent ten years of captivity in the Mahdi's camp), this is an account of a remarkable episode in the 'high Empire' period of British history. "The Mahdi's rising in the Sudan in the 1880s starting as a localized Holy War against the 'decadent' Turkish/Egyptian overlords, engulfed a million square miles of arid territory and forced the British Liberal Government to get involved after the early disasters of the Hicks expedition and Gordon's death at Khartoum. It describes the growth and strength of the Mahdist movement and the extraordinary devotion and discipline of the Dervish troops. Facing such opponents with stoic endurance were the British, Egyptian and Sudanese Negro soldiers, and the resulting military engagements evoked amazing feats of courage and derring-do on both sides. The Dervish Empire outlasted the Mahdi by thirteen years." Illustrated with photographs. Index. 235 pp. Fine in very good dust jacket (some short tears to the dj).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First US Edition. 235 pages; B&W photographs and illustrations. Mylar case around DJ. Moderate foxing to the exterior edges of textblock. Light rubbing to DJ's rear. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…