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Abyssinia   6 Books
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AHMED (Maj. Gen. Rafiuddin) History of the Baloch Regiment 1820-1939. The Colonial Period. 1st Ed., xxi+269pp., num. photos. & maps. VG in dw. Abbottabad: Baloch Regimental Centre. 1998  #64876
[HLMainPic] Including campaigns in Persia, Indian Mutiny, Abyssinia 1868, second Afghan War, several minor campaigns & WW1 (France then East Africa). Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG in dw. Original hardback edition. See illustration on our website.   £30
BARKER (Col. A.J.) The Civilizing Mission: The Italo-Ethiopian War 1935-6. 1st Ed., xiv+354pp., 27 photos., 10 maps. VG in dw. Cassell. 1968  #64251
[HLMainPic] Mussolini's war of imperial expansion. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.   £15
BERKELEY (G.F-H.) The Campaign of Adowa & The Rise of Menelik. 1st Ed., xiv+403pp., 2 fldg. maps & 4 plans. Constable. 1902  #64069
[HLMainPic] Richly detailed & standard contemporary account of the Italo-Ethiopian War of 1896 (Italian-Abyssinian & Italian-Dervish campaigns) & the Ethiopian victory at Adowa. The author, George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley, an Anglo-Irishman, was a prominent cricketer in his day; served in the Worcestershire Regiment 1898-1901 (& as a musketry instructor during the First World War); was a member of the Irish Bar & a strong supporter of Irish Home Rule. Orig. red cloth, sp. sunned, boards little damp speckled o/w VG & scarce, inscribed by the author "For Aunt Lita with best love from the Author Nov. 29 1902." See illustrations on our website.   £65
GLEICHEN (Capt. Count, Grenadier Guards) With the Mission to Menelik 1897. 1st Ed., xi+363pp., frontis., 46 illus. (inc. sketches by the author), 2 fldg. maps. Edward Arnold. 1898  #65260
[HLMainPic] Detailed first-hand account of the mission to Abyssinia to strengthen relations with the ruler. Orig. dark blue dec. cloth, gilt, VG. Presentation inscrip. "To Vincent [?] Howard A souvenir of the visit of the Abyssinians to Theobalds June 29th 1902." See illustration on our website.   £90
YARDLEY (Capt. John, DSO) Parergon: Or Eddies in Equatoria. Foreword by FM Viscount Allenby. 1st Ed., xi+288pp., 27 photos., fldg. map. VG in dw. Dent. 1931  #65357
[HLMainPic] Author joined Equatorial Bn. of the Egyptian Army based in Mongalla Province as a coy. commander, June 1917. Participated in Turkana Patrol 1918 &c. Allenby, in his Foreword, writes: "The narrative of the campaign against the Turkana & Abyssiian raiders is thrilling to read. The author is a master of clear narrative & a shrewd commentator." Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG in sl rubbed dw. See illustration on our website.   £75
YARDLEY (Capt. John, DSO) Parergon: Or Eddies in Equatoria. Foreword by FM Viscount Allenby. 1st Ed., xi+288pp., 27 photos., fldg. map. Dent. 1931  #67404
[HLMainPic] Author joined Equatorial Bn. of the Egyptian Army based in Mongalla Province as a coy. commander, June 1917. Participated in Turkana Patrol 1918 &c. Allenby, in his Foreword, writes: "The narrative of the campaign against the Turkana & Abyssiian raiders is thrilling to read. The author is a master of clear narrative & a shrewd commentator." Orig. red cloth, gilt, VG. See illustration on our website.   £45

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