Search results for: 'mage backed'
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OKE, Richard. Frolic Wind.London, : 1929
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 105049
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(ECONOMICS.) ASTOR, Viscount, & Keith A. H. Murray. Land and Life: the Economic National Policy for Agriculture.London : 1932
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices -... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 96190
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OWEN, John. The Shepard and the Child.London : 1929
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£25.00Stock Code: 108519
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MEADOWS, Catherine. Friday Market.London : 1938
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 108529
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JONES, Doris Arthur. The Life and Letters of Henry Arthur Jones.London : 1930
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices -... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 108532
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BORDEAUX, Henry. Murder Party.London : 1931
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£675.00Stock Code: 94778
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BARNETT, Joel. Gipsy Morrow.London : 1937
First edition, first impression of the author's first novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway... Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 95012
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BENSON, Theodora. Which Way?London : 1931
First edition, first impression of this novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book... Learn More£85.00Stock Code: 95018
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BOYD, Lydia Stewart. There's Always England.London : 1938
First edition, first impression of this novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book... Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 95315
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ASHTON, Helen. Family Cruise. A Marine Comedy.London : 1934
First edition, second impression (the same month as the first).
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway... Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 94182
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[DENNIS, Geoffrey, & Hilary Saint George Saunders.] BARUM BROWNE. The Devil and X.Y.Z.London : 1931
First edition, first impression, of this scarce novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 95327
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OWEN, John. Many Captives.London : 1930
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£45.00Stock Code: 108520
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CURTIS, Monica. Landslide.London : 1934
First edition, first impression. Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices - to... Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 108560
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ASKWITH, Betty. Erinna.London : 1937
First edition, first impression of this romantic novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 94988
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BROWN, Ivor. Marine Parade.London : 1932
First edition, first impression of this novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 95303
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(ECONOMICS.) WALLACE, Doreen. The Tithe War.London : 1934
First edition, first impression. A study of the tithe laws - part of Wallace's campaign against their imposition, and a call for reform.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 96335
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BENTLEY, Phyllis. Freedom, Farewell!London : 1936
First edition, first impression. A historical novel on the fall of Ancient Rome - the author's only fictional work not connected with Yorkshire.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 95069
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SAYERS, Dorothy L. The Devil to Pay.London : 1939
First trade edition, first impression. It was preceded by the first acting edition printed for the first production of the play at Canterbury in June 1939.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business... Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 106255
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(POLITICS; INDIA.) BROCKWAY, Fenner. The Indian Crisis.London : 1930
First edition, first impression of this political analysis.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway... Learn More£75.00Stock Code: 95287
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GRIFFITH, E. F. Sex and Citizenship.London : 1944
First edition, sixth impression (first published in 1941). A study of sexual ethics and family planning.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers... Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 105193
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(INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS.) [HALDANE, Thomas Graeme Nelson.] H.G. The Socialization of the Electrical Supply Industry.London : 1934
First edition, first impression. A study of the socialization of industry and consideration of the possibility of electrification of the railways.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices... Learn More£45.00Stock Code: 96251
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POWELL, S. W. A South Sea Diary.London : 1942
First edition, first impression of this travel narrative of an Englishmen who went to Tahiti and purchased a coconut plantation.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted... Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 108554
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COLE, G. D. H. & Margaret Cole. A Guide to Modern Politics.London : 1934
First edition, first impression. "Understand the questions which have meant life or death in Germany, Russia, Italy, and which may very soon mean life or death for us" proclaims the front of the dust jacket - a good example of eye-catching Gollancz design and typography.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967),... Learn More£25.00Stock Code: 96230
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BIRABEAU, André. Revelation.London : 1930
First published in Paris under the title La Débauche in 1924, it is considered to be the first novel about a homosexual man from the mother's point of view. The translator Una Troubridge was the lover of Marguerite Radclyffe Hall.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 124232
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(USSR.) PAUL, Leslie A. Co-operation in the U.S.S.R.London : 1934
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£85.00Stock Code: 96287
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OWEN, John. Many Captives.London : 1930
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£35.00Stock Code: 108521
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MARSHALL, Bruce. The Uncertain Glory.London : 1935
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£85.00Stock Code: 108530
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MARSHALL, Bruce. The Uncertain Glory.London : 1935
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 108531
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(INTERWAR PERIOD.) JACKSON, J. Hampden. The Post-War World: a Short Political History.London : 1938
Fourth edition, described on the front of the dust jacket as the "right up to date Fourth Edition... Completely Revised & with an Appendix bringing the story up to March 1938". First published in March 1935 and reprinted again in September 1935 and October 1936.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of... Learn More£25.00Stock Code: 96247
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BEALS, Carleton. Black River.London : 1935
First UK edition, first impression. It was first published in the US the preceding year. A novel about the suffering caused by greed for oil in Mexico - the so-called Black River.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 95022
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BENSON, Theodora. Seven Basketfuls.London : 1932
First edition, first impression of this novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book... Learn More£85.00Stock Code: 94979
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(WORLD WAR II.) GORE, Graham. War and Peace and the Soviet Union.London : 1934
First edition, first impression. A political and economic study anticipating the outbreak of the Second World War, and an analysis of various proposals for international peace.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive,... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 96213
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BENSON, Theodora. Facade.London : 1933
First edition, first impression. An entertaining novel, based around a couple from Mayfair who realise their marriage was a mistake.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he... Learn More£95.00Stock Code: 95014
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SAYERS, Dorothy L. The Devil to Pay.London : 1939
First trade edition, first impression. It was preceded by the first acting edition printed for the first production of the play at Canterbury in June 1939.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 106257
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(POLITICS.) NATHAN, H. L., & H. Heathcote Williams (ed.) Liberalism and Some Problems of Today.London : 1929
First edition, first impression. A companion volume to Liberal Points of View, published in 1927, this is a collection of addresses delivered to the London Liberal Candidates Association in 1927. Nathan states in the introduction that the book is "in a sense, an electioneering pamphlet for the whole country" (p. 12).
Provenance: from the publisher's... Learn More£45.00Stock Code: 96379
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ORWELL, George. Inside the WhaleLondon : 1940
First edition, first impression, one of 1,000 copies printed. The publisher's retained copy with their rubber stamp to the half title leaf. Orwell may well have been the finest essayist England produced in the entire century. Despite his radical credo in his essays he remains the last of the great Victorian prose stylists. Besides the title essay, this... Learn More£10,000.00Stock Code: 124300
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ORWELL, George. Coming Up for Air.London : 1939
First edition, first impression, in the scarce dust jacket. This is one of the hardest of Orwell's novels to find in the dust jacket. One of only 2,000 copies printed, it was the last of Orwell's novels to bear the Gollancz imprint. Gollancz disapproved of the political aspects of the novel, which included a parody of an LBC meeting, and Orwell was... Learn More£25,000.00Stock Code: 122896
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(ECONOMICS.) HUTCHINSON, Geoffrey. Common Sense about the Surtax.London : 1929
First edition, first impression. Described on the front of the dust jacket as "the first book on an important topic" in the run up to the 1929 General Election, also known as the "Flapper Election" because it was the first election in which women over the age of 21 were allowed to vote.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 96262
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BEVERIDGE, Albert J. Abraham Lincoln.London : 1928
First UK edition, first impression. Highly uncommon in this condition. Beveridge retired from politics in 1922 having unsuccessfully attempted to regain a seat in the Senate and dedicated his last few years to writing. "His great Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1858 (posthumously published in 1928) was so thorough and professionalized a biography that he might... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 106658
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(ECONOMICS.) HUTT, Allen. This Final Crisis.London : 1935
First edition, first impression. Allen Hutt (1901-1973) journalist and political activist. "After a spell at the International Lenin School and two years as chief sub-editor at the newly launched Daily Worker (1930-32), Hutt produced a series of books on British working-class politics, most of them developing historical narratives which seemingly culminated... Learn More£85.00Stock Code: 96264
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(ECONOMICS.) HISKETT, W. R. Social Credits or Socialism.London : 1935
First edition, first impression. "Major Douglas Examined!" shouts the dust jacket: an important contribution to the literature concerning the Social Credit theory of Major C. H. Douglas. This was hotly debated in the 1920s and 30s and influenced, in particular, the work and thinking of the poet Ezra Pound. "Attempts to discredit social credit on both... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 96267
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(WORLD WAR II: BLITZ.) STRACHEY, John. Post D. Some Experiences of an Air Raid Warden.London : 1941
First edition, fourth impression. First published in March the same year. A memoir of the socialist theorist and politician John Strachey's experiences as a London air-raid warden; "During the war he served in a succession of postsair raid warden, public relations officer, radio commentator, and Royal Air Force wing commander. With the war's end, Strachey... Learn More£175.00Stock Code: 96377
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(THE SPORTING MAGAZINE.) The Sporting Magazine.London : 1793-1870 & 1892
First editions of the first periodical devoted to general sportsmanship, The Sporting Magazine, issued from 1793 until 1870. This complete collection provides an invaluable resource, reflecting the changes in society and attitudes across the turn of the century, and placing them in relation to the pastimes and sports of British society. Each volume... Learn More£50,000.00Stock Code: 128768
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![[Original Rackham-illustrated vellum binding:] The Open Road.](https://d3dzzbbvj9im7s.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/cache/ae0834d12b7cf129fc73bcc000ea526a/1/1/117312_1.jpg)
(RACKHAM, Arthur.) [Original Rackham-illustrated vellum binding:] The Open Road.London : 1910
This fine example of Rackham's work is a test piece by the artist, practicing his technique for drawing directly onto vellum, possibly in preparation for a private commission. The illustration features two unconnected design elements - vignettes drawn in black and coloured inks, each signed by Rackham with his initials, and very much in the style he... Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 117312
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B. D. ARORA & SONS. Album of photographs depicting a trek from Rawalpindi to Razmak by the 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps.[North-West Frontier Province] : [1926]
An album of attractive professional photographs from the 22-day, 262-mile march from Rawalpindi to Razmak undertaken by the 1st Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps in the winter of 1926, the images commencing with the crossing of the Khushal Gharh Bridge and subsequently depicting the battalion marching in formation past Gumbat, Lachi, and the... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 115188
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ETCHISON, Dennis (ed.) Lord John Ten: A Celebration.Northridge, California : 1988
First edition, signed limited edition, deluxe issue. Number 3 of 75 specially bound copies, signed by the contributors: Robert Bloch, Dennis Etchison, James Purdy, Patrick W. Magee, Robert B. Parker, Bruce Francis, James Crumley, Whitley Strieber, Robert Lannes, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, William F. Nolan, Lorri Ziegler, Barry N. Malzberg, Jack... Learn More£475.00Stock Code: 105651
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(RIMBAUD, Arthur.) VIEILLARD, Roger. Hommage A Rimbaud.Paris : 1945
First edition, first printing, inscribed in pencil "à Ralph Kirkpatrick pour 'les possibilités harmoniques' Roger Vieillard amicalement" inside the first blank, including two musical drawings, further drawings on the title page with the caption "pour Ralph Kirkparick" signed with Vieillard's "RV" monogram and dated "1942-1971-1982". This copy number... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 135463
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LABOUREUR, Jean-Émile. Petites Images de la Guerre sur le Front Britannique.Paris : 1917
First and only edition, limited to 120 signed copies, this copy numbered 10 at the limitation leaf and in pencil on all plates; the printing-plates were destroyed on completion of the edition. Inevitably highly uncommon, just 8 locations on OCLC. This copy inscribed on the second blank; "à Raoul Dufy en toute sympathie, J.E. Laboureur, 1917". A close... Learn More£3,500.00Stock Code: 120160
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TARLETON, Priscilla Susan Bertie. Manuscript volume of poetry with numerous pen, ink, and pencil vignettes.London : 1796-1821
A superbly presented and deeply personal manuscript volume of largely unpublished poetry and drawings by Priscilla Susan Bertie Tarleton (1778-1864), wife of the notorious army officer and rakehell Sir Banastre Tarleton. The manuscript was produced between the years 1796, when the author was only 18 years old, and 1821, when she was 43. It contains... Learn More£6,500.00Stock Code: 94720
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LABOUREUR, Jean-Émile. Petites Images de la Guerre sur le Front Britannique.Paris : 1917
First and only edition, limited to 120 signed copies, this copy numbered 106 at the limitation leaf and on all plates; the printing-plates were destroyed on completion of the edition. Inevitably highly uncommon, just 8 locations on OCLC. Superb suite depicting off-duty scenes on the British Front including "Les Tambours et Fifres", "Les Soldats et la... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 108171
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POTTER, Beatrix. The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit.London & New York : 1906
First edition, first issue, with "London & New York" on the rear cover, in a variant binding not noted by Quinby. At the start of 1906, Potter planned three books in a panoramic form, with 14 pictures and 14 pages of text: The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, The Story of Miss Moppet, and The Sly Old Cat, but only the first two were published. Issued for... Learn More£3,250.00Stock Code: 109264
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PURCHAS, Samuel. Purchas his pilgrimage,1617
Third edition of Purchas's first published compilation of travel literature, first published in 1613. By this time Purchas had already become acquainted with Richard Hakluyt, his great predecessor in the memorializing of English travel narratives, who lent books and some manuscripts for the expanded second edition, published in 1614. A later edition... Learn More£2,100.00Stock Code: 31204
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PEABODY, Henry Greenwood. Representative American Yachts.Boston : 1891 & 1893
First editions, extremely uncommon. OCLC lists just six copies of the first, all in the United States, two copies of the 1893 supplement and a few copies of subsequent portmanteau editions. A superb collection of images of some the great yachts of a Golden Age of American boat-building. Missouri-born and Dartmouth College-educated, Peabody initially... Learn More£6,500.00Stock Code: 112236
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PARETO, Vilfredo. Cours d'Économie Politique. Professé a l'Université de Lausanne.Lausanne : 1896-97
First edition of Pareto's first major work, inscribed by the author; "A Mr, le Dr Sülzer, Hommage amical, Vilfredo Pareto" to the title of each volume (see below).
"Pareto's aim in the Cours was 'to provide an outline of economic science considered as a natural science based exclusively on facts'" (IESS). The main economic contribution of the work... Learn More£12,500.00Stock Code: 84058
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JAMES, William. Pragmatism.London : 1907
First edition, UK issue from the American sheets (published the same year). "Like many of his other texts, James's Pragmatism... contains both a manifest and a latent image. On the surface level, it is a 'method only'. James describes it as a corridor with various topics leading to different rooms by our asking 'What difference does it make?' if a given... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 129632
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PEPPER, John Henry, "Professor". The True History of the Ghost;London : 1890
First and only contemporary edition, this copy inscribed by the author on the title; "Mr. John Bailey, July 25 1893, With the Author's kind regards, J.H. Pepper". Pepper (1821-1900) was born in Great Queen Street in Westminster and educated at King's College School, becoming a pupil of the chemist John Thomas Cooper. In 1847 he gave his first lecture... Learn More£3,500.00Stock Code: 133346
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DU CAMP, Maxime. Égypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie:Paris : 1852
Extremely rare first edition complete, illustrated with 125 salt prints from wet paper negatives mounted one to a page. Du Camp's monumental work was the first archaeological survey to be extensively illustrated with photographs.
A young man of independent means, Du Camp took up photography in 1849 in preparation for his second journey to North Africa.... Learn More£300,000.00Stock Code: 124632
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ULMANN, Doris, & Julia Peterkin. Roll, Jordan, Roll.New York : 1933
First edition, signed limited issue. Number 48 of 350 copies signed by the author and photographer, and printed on large paper and extra-illustrated with 90 images, instead of the 70 in the trade issue. This copy is accompanied by the gravure signed by Ulmann of the plate on p. 31, which, although not called for in the colophon, was supposed to be included.... Learn More£32,500.00Stock Code: 109882
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(RUSSIA; Moscow.) A'lbom zdaniy, prinadlezhavschih Moskovskomy gorodskomu upravleniyu. (Album of the municipal buildings of Moscow.)Moscow : [1912-13]
Superb and extremely scarce photographic record of pre-Revolution Moscow, captured in a series of quite stunning images by one of the foremost Russian photographers of the period, P. P. Pavlov. Among the many subjects featured here are schools, hospitals, orphanages, public housing, gasworks, tram depots, abbatoirs, and administrative buildings, focusing... Learn More£45,000.00Stock Code: 131502
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ATKINSON, James. Sketches in AfghaunistanLondon : 1842
First edition. Without doubt one of the finest illustrated books on Afghanistan, the plates depicting a selection of superb views on the march - Bolan Pass, Quetta, Khojak Pass, Kandahar, and Kabul. In 1833, after a furlough in England, Atkinson returned to his original profession as surgeon to the 55th NI, and in 1838 was chosen as Superintending Surgeon... Learn More£6,000.00Stock Code: 102546
