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London: Longmans, Green, & Co, 1899. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing; second state with inverted comma present on page 459 of Volume II. Two volumes. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth stamped in gilt. Near Fine with slight darkening to spine cloth, light rubbing to cloth at extremities; horizontal tear to spine cloth near top of Volume II. Front and rear inner hinges exposed in both volumes. Otherwise a very bright copy of the author's second book.

The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan (1899), by Winston Churchill, is a history of the British imperial involvement in the Sudan and the campaign to reconquer the Sudan following the defeat of the revolt led by the Mahdist leader, Muhammad Ahmad.

Look for the publisher 'Longmans, Green & Co.', the year 1899 on the title page, and the two-volume set for a first edition identification.