Inscribed to P.B.Carter by the author, Longmans, Green and Co., sixth impression, illustrated by Caldwell, gilt lettering and impression of 'Jock' on front board, also impression and lettering on spine, booksellers label ( Grocott & Sherry ), glossary, 475 pages, 165 x 215mm, cloth is detached from boards on corners, also some wear to cloth on margins of spine.
'Jock of the Bushveld' is a South African Classic and the story of the author's travels with his dog during the 1880s, while working as a prospector and ox-wagon transport-rider in the Bushveld of the South African Republic.
Philip Bayley Carter was born in 1873 and was Mayor of Ladysmith between 1918-1920.
A donation from the bid will be made to the "Jonathan Rands Memorial Lecture." Jonathan Rands was a well-liked South African actor known for his role as Percy Fitzpatrick in the (1992 ) cinematic production of " Jock of the Bushveld ". He passed in 2011 at the age of 57.
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- Size: 165 x 215mm
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