H. Pirie-Gordon (Military Editor). A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Under the Command of General Sir Edmund H.H. Allenby. July 1917 to October 1918. Compiled from Official Sources
AUCTION 22 |
Tuesday, January 27th,
2004 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn
Lot 89
(ISRAEL, LAND OF)
H. Pirie-Gordon (Military Editor). A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Under the Command of General Sir Edmund H.H. Allenby. July 1917 to October 1918. Compiled from Official Sources
London: His Majesty’s Stationary Office 1919
Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $400
A thoroughly detailed survey.
The pinnacle of accomplishment by the British forces is succinctly phrased by Allenby: “At noon on the 11th (December, 1917) I made my official entry into Jerusalem.” (See EJ, II cols.646-7)