WARS OF EMPIRE IN CARTOONS
by Mark Bryant
Published by Grub Street. 1st. 2008
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Divided into chapters covering the main conflicts of the second half of the 19th century and the opening years of the reign of Edward VII, focusing in particular on the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, the Opium Wars with China, the Ashanti and Zulu Wars, the conflicts in Afghanistan, Egypt and the Sudan, and the Boer War. Each chapter is provides a historical framework for the cartoons and caricatures of that period. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w & colour illustrations.
Vertical crease near the gutter edge of prelims. Else a fine copy. Dustwrapper lightly scuffed to rear panel.
ISBN: 9781902304403
Stock no. 1821169
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- CARTOONS
- MILITARY
