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An account of the English Mission

to King Johannis of Abyssinia in 1887.

Stock Code 101491

Winchester, Privately Printed, Warren and Son, [1888].

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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.

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

PORTAL, Gerald

Stock code: 101491

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