A DESERT DRAMA: BEING THE TRAGEDY OF THE KOROSKO. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-277 [278: blank] [279-288: ads], 32 inserted plates with illustrations by Sidney Paget, publisher's light blue cloth, front stamped in dark blue, brown and green, spine stamped in dark blue, gold, brown and green. First edition. A party of tourists sailing on the Nile are abducted by Dervish warriors, during captivity they are asked to renounce Christianity. Imperialistic view of North Africa. Adapted for the stage and filmed twice (in 1923 and 1932). Green and Gibson, A22c. A fine copy. Book label of Christopher Clark Geest affixed to front paste-down. (#178819).
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