The Rise of South Africa (5 Volumes, Ex-libris H.J. Gladstone)

G.E. Cory

Description:

A history of the origin of South African colonisation and of its development towards the east from the earliest times to 1857. Vols 1-5 published by Longmans Green from 1910-1930. From 'The Archives Yearbook for South African History': "It was at first Sir George's intention to conclude his history in four volumes, with the year 1846; but he subsequently extended his work to cover the year 1857 and expanded the text to six volumes." Vols 1-2 have: "In four volumes" on title page. Vols 3-5 have: "In six volumes" on title page. Vol. 6 (ch. 1-6) was published by the Archives of the Union of South Africa in 1940.

Vol 1. To 1820: xxi + 420pp + fold-out map 'South Africa, to illustrate history to 1820. Contents: Introductory; Early troubles in Graaff Reinet; The influence of revolution in Europe; Continued struggle for existence; The Eastern Province under Batavian rule; The Eastern Province struggles for existence; Influence of Bethelsdorp in moulding Eastern Province history; The struggle for the Zuurveld; The new system of land tenure; Continued trouble with Kaffirland; Slagter's Nek; Combined movement against Kaffir chiefs - The battle of Grahamstown.

Vol.2. 1820-1834: xvi + 489pp + fold-out map of 'the Eastern Province of the Cape Colony'. Contents: British colonisation of the Cape; The first year of the settlement; Developments, difficulties and discouragement; Lord Charles Somerset and the Settlers; Per Aspera Ad Astra; Need for reform in the Cape Judicature; The trials of Lord Charles Somerset; The administration of Major-General Bourke; Tantaene animus caelestibus irae; In the shadow of the storm.

Vol.3. 1834-1840: xiv + 474pp + fold-out map of Albany, Victoria & Somerset and the Province of Queen Adelaide. Contents: Slavery at the Cape; The first week of the Kaffir War of 1835; From the Colonist's point of view; The campaign in Kaffirland; Kaffirland (continued); The aftermath; South African affairs in England; Stockenstrom's policy; Storm and struggle in the Eastern Province; The end of the Stockenstrom regime.

Vol.4. 1838-1846: xviii + 546pp. Contents: The Boer Trek; Establishment of the Dutch Republic in Natal; Boer versus Briton in Natal; Annexation of Natal; Developments of the period 1838 to 1846; The beginning of the Orange Free State; The aftermatch of the Trek; Increasing Kaffir trouble in the East; Beginning of the war of 1846; The Kaffir War of 1846.

Vol.5. 1847-1853: xiv + 520pp. Contents: The reign of Sir Henry Pottinger; East versus West; The establishment of British Kaffraria; The Sovereignty Rebellion; The convict agitation; Representative government for Cape Colony; Outbreak of the Kaffir War of 1850-53; The Hottentot Rebellion; The Kaffir War continued; Further trouble in the Orange River Sovereignty; The war brought to an end vol.6 1854-1857.

With fronts. + tissue guards, maps, plans, illustrations. All vols: Blue cloth boards, gilt titling to spine. Boards show general signs of wear and mold stains. Text block edges show some foxing. Occasional smudges and foxing through out o/w clean copies. Vol.1: Spine and titling faded, previous owner ink-stamp to ffep. In Vol.2 there is a bookplate of Herbert John Gladstone to front pastedown, front and rear feps age-toned / foxed. Vol.4: pp.421-428 detached from text-block.

Herbert John Gladstone was the son of British Premier William Ewart Gladstone. A former Home Secretary, HJ Gladstone served as the first Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1910 to 1914.

Details:

  • Publisher: Longmans Green
  • Publisher Place: London
  • Date of Publication: 1910, 1913, 1926, 1930, 1932
  • Edition: 1st Edition
  • Size: 230mm x 155mm x 45mm
  • Lot No: 280
  • Hammer Price: $700
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 45
  • Estimate: $1200
  • Reserve: $700

Have a similar item to sell? Please Contact Us or one of our sellers with the details.


Seller Details:

  • Name: Richmond Books and Prints
  • Address: 24-28 Loop Street & 15 Spring Street, Richmond, Northern Cape
  • Contact Person: John Donaldson
  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Email: booktownrichmond@hotmail.com
  • Website:
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Electronic Transfer (for SA customers) and Credit Card & Paypal for overseas customers.
  • Trade Association: AA Approved
  • Additional Information: A few years ago the town of Richmond in the Great Karoo was established as the first Booktown in the country and on the continent. Richmond Books and Prints is the cornerstone of this endeavour. We specialise in Africana with a focus on early travellers, explorers, hunters and missionaries; South African fauna and flora, fiction, bibliographies, history, the Anglo Boer war and Rhodesia. Apart from our Africana collection, our bookshops in Richmond - which consist of four Karoo-style houses, six converted stables and other outbuildings - house used books ranging from Afrikaans, Art, Aviation, Biographies, Cuisine, English fiction, History, Natural History, Religion, Sport, Trains & Railways, Warfare to Youth literature. We welcome visitors with a love of books to our bookshops and to this unique part of our country. We are open from Mondays to Saturdays from 09h00 – 17h00 and on Sundays by appointment.