Rudolf C. Slatin Pasha; F. R. Wingate — Fire and Sword in the Sudan

London, Edward Arnold, 1896. First edition. Cloth. The illustrated first edition of Rudolf Carl von Slatin's exceptional account of his time spent in Sudan, tracing the history of the country. The first edition of this work.Published in English and German at the same time,A remarkable first hand account of Sudan under the rule of the Khalifa, with comprehensive and lively details on the fighting of the time, and what it was like serving the dervishes.Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and twenty-one plates.Collated, bound without 'Plan of Khartum and Omdurman.Written by Rudolf Calf von Slatin, an Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in the Sudan.Translated into English by Major F. R. Wingate.Illustrated by R. Talbot Kelly.Library label to the rear pastedown.Thirty-two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are starting but firm. Library label to the rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spotting. Bound without 'Plan of Khartum and Omdurman. Good . Ill.: R. Talbot Kelly. Good .