JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser.

PORTAL, Gerald

An account of the English Mission

to King Johannis of Abyssinia in 1887.

Stock Code

101491

Winchester, Privately Printed, Warren and Son, 1888

£650

Rare privately printed edition.

In 1887 Portal was ordered to attempt a reconciliation between the King of Abyssinia and the Italian Government, following a skirmish in which 450 Italian troops were killed. His mission was almost impossible, but he showed rare judgement and coolness in travelling through a disturbed country. This book was privately printed the following year.

Qty

ASK A QUESTION

Add to wishlist

CATEGORIES:

TAG:

Description

First edition. 8vo, [viii], 123 pp., original green cloth blocked and lettered in black, light toning, lightly rubbed, a very good copy.

Bibliography

Stock ID:101491

Skip to the end of the images gallery

Skip to the beginning of the images gallery

Buy another copy / Sell your copy

If you have a specific question about this book, please complete the form below.
For general enquires contact us

NEW ARRIVALS

[SWITZERLAND]-.

[SWITZERLAND]-.
Lugano Panorama.

£350

[CHINESE SCHOOL.

[CHINESE SCHOOL.
Watercolours of Important Figures.

£25,000

ROBINSON, James H.

ROBINSON, James H.
Journal of an expedition 1400 miles up the Orinoco and 300 up the Arauca.

£3,250

MURRAY, John.
Portugal. Handbook for Portugal:

£120

MURRAY, John
Algeria. Handbook for Algeria and Tunis.

£120

[OVID]; HUGHES, Ted.

[OVID]; HUGHES, Ted.
Tales from Ovid.

£650

[QUR'AN]. SALE, George (translator).

[QUR'AN]. SALE, George (translator).
The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed,

£4,250

[CHURCHILL, Winston.

[CHURCHILL, Winston.
Black and White Photograph by 'Vivienne' (Florence Vivienne Entwistle)].

£5,500

KNOPF, Alfred A.

KNOPF, Alfred A.
Some Random Recollections

£250

RUMI, Jalal al-Din Muhammad.

RUMI, Jalal al-Din Muhammad.
Mathnavi.

£32,500

[NICOL, Donald Ninian].

[NICOL, Donald Ninian].
A Month in the Himalayas,

£850

BASQUIAT, Jean-Michel.

BASQUIAT, Jean-Michel.
Drawings.

£12,500

MURRAY, John.
Great Britain. Handbook for Berkshire

£80

BAEDEKER, Karl.

BAEDEKER, Karl.
Switzerland

£50

TENZING, Norgay Sherpa ; BARNES, Malcolm

TENZING, Norgay Sherpa ; BARNES, Malcolm
After Everest.

£800

GREGORY, J[ohn] W[alter]

GREGORY, J[ohn] W[alter]
The Great Rift Valley,

£750

GRANT, James Augustus.

GRANT, James Augustus.
A walk across Africa

£4,000

SPEED, John.
Surrey

£1,250

BOBBIN, Timothy (pseud. John Collier).

BOBBIN, Timothy (pseud. John Collier).
The Passions, Humourously Delineated.

£1,950

BECKETT, Samuel.

BECKETT, Samuel.
How It Is.

£1,500

BECKETT, Samuel.

BECKETT, Samuel.
En attendant Godot.

£4,500

Contact us for more information

info@shapero.com +44 (0)20 7493 0876