23. Churchill ( Sir Winston) The Story of the Malakand Field Force, first edition, first issue without the errata slip preceding first folding map, half-title, frontispiece portrait, 6 maps including 2 colour and folding, 32pp. publishers’ catalogue at end, ink ownership inscription of Richard Stanley Hawks Moody on verso of frontispiece with a few pencil markings and annotations to text, foxed at beginning, hinges rather weak, front free endpaper creased at upper outer corner, original apple-green cloth, gilt, rubbed, covers with a few small stains, spine a little browned, [Woods A1(a)], 8vo, 1898.
est. £1800 – £2000
The author's first book.
Col. Richard Stanley Hawks Moody (1854-1930), soldier, served with “the Buffs” (East Kent Regiment) in India and wrote Historical Records of the Buffs , published in 1923. His markings and annotations are based on his own experiences on the North-West Frontier.