CHURCHILL, Winston S. The River War, an Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan. London

CHURCHILL, Winston S. The River War, an Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1899. 2 vols., first edition, 8vo (224 x 141mm.) Half-titles, numerous illustrations, plates and maps, including 20 folding. (Toning, blanks replaced.) Mid-20th century green half morocco bound by Bayntun-Rivière, t.e.g. (sunning to spines, endpapers replaced). Note: Churchill’s second book as a young war correspondent. Provenance: from the estate of Trevor Hives, thence by descent (2).