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BLANC, Henry

A narrative of captivity in Abyssinia;

with some account of the late Emperor Theodore, his country and people

Stock Code
101646
London, Smith, Elder, 1868
£1,600

A fine copy of a scarce narrative by an assistant-surgeon in the Bombay army, on special duty in Abyssinia. Blanc accompanied Rassam and provides a readable account of their journey, imprisonment, and release.

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Description

First edition. 8vo, xii, 409, pp., frontispiece and 7 wood-engraved plates, complete with erratum, original brown cloth gilt, a fine example.

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Pankhurst 49.

Stock ID:101646

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