|
|
Click on Title to view full description |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
2 |
Dye, William McEntyre Moslem Egypt And Christian Abyssinia Or, Military Service under the Khedive, in his Provinces and Beyond their Borders, as Experienced by the American Staff
New York Atkin & Prout 1880 First Edition Green Cloth Good Octavo Folding "Special Map of Abyssinia" at Rear
Dye was a West Point graduate who became Colonel of the 20th Iowa Regiment in the U. S. Civil War, finishing as a brevetted brigadier general. Along with half a hundred other American officers, Dye was hired by the Khedive of Egypt to modernize the Egyptian Army - which, of course, attacked neighboring Abysinnia / Ethiopia. Dye's account describes the performance of these American officers to the Egyptian Army during their five years of contracted service. "The result of these expeditions into Abysinnia [demonstrated] the folly of sending children to war; but even the intelligent reader may need the result to learn that the Egyptian as a soldier is only a child - Preface." Dye later became Police Chief in Washington DC ! 8vo; xvi, 500 pages, original bevelled green cloth, rear joint repaired, lacks front free endpaper. Quite Scarce. 006167
Price:
350.00 USD
|
|
Add to Shopping Cart |
|
|
| |
|
|
3 |
Johnson, Samuel The Prince of Abissinia. A Tale
London R. And J. Dodsley 1759 First Edition Full Morocco Fine 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall
This work is also known by the name of its hero, Rasselas. "The attack in RASSELAS is directed against the optimism of the18th century or, more generally, against all simple formulas that profess to lead man to happiness ... RASSELAS has often been compared with Voltaire's CANDIDE; the two works were published only a few weeks apart - Reader's Encyclopedia." This is the variant with the text, "indiscerpible" , at p. 161, line 2, of vol. 2; corrected state of v.2 reading, "Contents / of the / second volume"; p. 106 mis-signed "D4", not "H4". Only 1500 copies of this edition were printed. It was hurried into publication due to the illness of Johnson's beloved mother. Raised bands, inner dentelles, a.e.g., lacks preliminaries. 003661
Price:
2250.00 USD
|
|
Add to Shopping Cart |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
