Author: (Gordon, Charles George). Elton, Lord
Title: Gordon of Khartoum. The Life of General Charles George Gordon by Lord Elton
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. 1955. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. 1955. Good. - Octavo, black cloth titled in silver & decorated in gilt on the spine, and titled and decorated in gilt on the front cover. The book is housed in its original pictorial dust wrapper. The top edges of the covers are stained. The price-clipped dust jacket is rubbed and chipped with several small tears and pieces out from the edges. ix, [v], 376 & viii pages, with 8 full-page illustrations. A red initial is stamped on the front endpaper. Good.

First American edition. Good .

Keywords: TRAVEL; EXPLORATION; BIOGRAPHY; HISTORY; ARABIA; MIDDLE-EAST; LORD ELTON; GORDON OF KHARTOUM; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST; ILLUSTRATIONS; GENERAL CHARLES GEORGE GORDON; MILITARY; BRITISH IMPERIALISM; INDIA; EMPIRE; ENGLISH; LIFE; BIOGRAPHICAL.

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