Author: Dennis Holman
Title: Sikander Sahib: The Life of Colonel James Skinner 1778-1841
Description: London, Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A first edition biography exploring the rich life and military achievements of Colonel James Skinner, also known as Sikander Sahib. The first edition of this biography, in the scarcely unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and seventeen monochrome plates. With sketched maps to the endpapers.Collated complete.Colonel James Skinner was an Anglo-Indian military adventurer and soldier of the East India Company. He became best known for the famous Indian light-cavalry regiment known as Skinner's Horse.This biography explores the fascinating personal life and exploits of the man also known as Sikander Sahib later in life. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Light rubbing and bumping to the extremities and marks to the boards. Slight fading to the spine. Dust wrapper has edgewear and slight sunning to the spine. Handling marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

Keywords: Biography James Skinner Dennis Holman Illustrated James Skinner Not stated


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