THE JOURNAL OF THE C.I.V. IN SOUTH AFRICA

Mackinnon (Major-Gen. W.H.)

Description:

252 pages, frontispiece, 15 plates, 3 maps, original decorated light blue cloth, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, a good copy.

Mendelssohn 1:958-9, 'The total number of men who served with the C.I.V. (City Imperial Volunteers) included 64 officers and 1675 other ranks and during the campaign 58 were killed and 156 invalided home.....The Journal gives a detailed account of the regiment during their stay in South Africa.....The appendices contain an analysis of the religions, trades and professions of the officers and men, Lord Robert's farewell address (2nd October 1900) to the regiment, a list of the camps at which they were stationed in South Africa, and full list of names of the officers, non-commissioned officers and men who served in the campaign'.

Details:

  • Publisher: John Murray
  • Publisher Place: London
  • Date of Publication: 1901
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 4to (202 x 135 mm)
  • Lot No: 319
  • Hammer Price: $123
  • Bids: 7
  • Visits: 59
  • Estimate: $75/100
  • Reserve: $50

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