Descrizione

First edition. 62 full page engravings. royal 8vo, original crimson cloth highly decorated with gilt, green, orange and black pictorial vignettes on the upper cover, gilt, orange and black designs on the spine, a.e.g. x, 468,12 ads. A very well preserved and tight copy in a beautifully decorated Victorian cloth binding

Edizione: an attractive example of victorian biography. general gordon became a national hero during the siege of khartoum. during the siege, gordon led the holding of the city for over three-hundred days. he watched daily as his compatriots died in battle and of disease. left without aid or reinforcements for most of the siege, he was the last englishman to die there. this volume chronicles the life of gordon and his tragic death. in typical victorian fashion, chapters on his personal life and lessons to be learned from his experiences are included as an epilogue.