Auction Catalogue

18 May 2011

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The Allan and Janet Woodliffe Collection of Medals Relating to the Reconquest and Pacification of the Sudan

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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№ 43

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18 May 2011

Hammer Price:
£85

Gordon of Khartoum, The Journals of Major-Gen. C. G. Gordon, C.B., at Khartoum, A. Egmont Hake, 1st Edition, Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co., London, 1885, 587 pp, spine faded and distressed, inner hinges cracked, contents good £60-70

The fascinatingly detailed day to day story of the siege in Gordon’s own words from his own journals sent out before the city fell. The book also shows an insight into the man, his compassion, honesty and unshakeable faith.