On the Heels of De Wet

[James, Lionel] 'The Intelligence Officer'

Description:

Crown 8vo; original pale brown cloth blocked in black and brown; pp. vi + (ii) + 346 + 32. Cloth a little rubbed; front free endpaper removed; sporadic light foxing. Good. (Hackett, pp. 91, 161; Mendelssohn I, p. 764) "An account of operations to suppress the Boer invasion of Cape Colony in 1901. The author took part in various drives chiefly in pursuit of the Boer commander De Wet. The narrative, based on the writer's war diary, was first published as a series of papers in Blackwood's Magazine." - Hackett: South African War Books, p. 91.

Details:

• Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons
• Publisher Place: Edinburgh
• Date of Publication: 1902
• Overall Condition: Good
• Size: Crown 8vo

• Lot No: 314
• Hammer Price: $35
• Bids: 1
• Visits: 15
• Estimate: $70
• Reserve: $35

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