{"product_id":"portal-account-english-mission-abyssinia-1888-first-101491","title":"An Account of the English Mission","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eRare privately printed edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition; 8vo; [viii], 123 pp., original green cloth blocked and lettered in black, light toning, lightly rubbed, a very good copy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"PORTAL, Gerald","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547177443633,"sku":"101491","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/101491_e3458faa-0c9c-4ca2-ba64-b8dc2b1c2522.jpg?v=1784638836","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/portal-account-english-mission-abyssinia-1888-first-101491","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}