MILITARY DIARY OF COL. VERNER – Khartoum Sudan 1884-85 LTD 1st ED HBDJ. TITLE: The military diary of Colonel W. AUTHOR: William Willoughby Cole Verner; edited by James Whitaker. PUBLISHER: Leeds: Peregrine Books. Unnumbered, but limited to 250 copies. DESCRIPTION: xl, 152 pages : illustrations, plates ; 25 cm. BINDING: Full dark green. Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General to the Gordon Relief Expedition, Col. Verner is better known for his natural history work in Egypt and Sudan and for accounts printed in Sketches in the Sudan 1885. Here is a previously unpublished diary describing Battles of Abu Klea and El Gubat as well as other experiences. Editor quickly mentions the author is not “politically correct” but is published complete without editing. Raugh 2056: States that Peregrine printed this diary in an unnumbered limited edition of 250 copies. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “poetryinpower” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Topic: Africa
- Author: William Willoughby Cole Verner; edited by James Whitaker
- Publisher: Peregrine Books
- Binding: Cloth
- Subject: Military & War
- Special Attributes: Limited Edition, Illustrated, 1st Edition
- Language: English
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Place of Publication: Leeds
- Year Printed: 2003