First Edition, First Issue of Churchill's rare first book. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.3 inches). Frontispiece portrait and 6 maps. 32pp publlishers catalogue dated 12/97 at end. Small paper repair to the very top outer corner of page ix. Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in mid twentieth century full dark green morocco leather. Spine with five raised bands, each decorated with gilt piping. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Gilt ruled lines to board edges. Marbled endpapers. Double ruled gilt border on inner boards. All edges gilt. A little fading to the spine but overall a very good copy of this famous book. Based on his exploits with the Malakand Field Force, led by Sir Bindon Blood, on the Northwest Frontier of India in 1897, as first reported by him in the Daily Telegraph. The publication was arranged by Churchill's cousin as he was still in India. With the remains of an ink presentation inscription to First World War flying ace Duncan Grinnell-Milne on the half title, with the remaining part of the inscription erased. Captain Duncan William Grinnell-Milne, MC, DFC (1896 – 1973) was an English First World War pilot credited with six confirmed aerial victories, a prisoner of war who escaped from German captivity after 2 years, a flying ace, and an author. Initially serving with the 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, he was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps before joining the Royal Air Force. ------ Cohen A1.1.a. Woods A1a.