War With the Boers. An Account of the Past and Present Troubles with the South African Republics

Brown, Harold, and others

Description:

Five 4to volumes; original khaki pictorial cloth, blocked in red, brown and bronze on upper covers and with gilt lettering to spines; a.e.g.; pp. vi + 248 + viii + (iv), vi + 248 + (iv), vi + 248 + (iv), vi + 248, vi + 248; illustrated throughout with plates, maps and battle plans, and illustrations in text. Covers a little bumped and discoloured; endpapers somewhat foxed, sporadic spotting elsewhere. Good condition. (Hackett, pp. 24, 132; Mendelssohn I, p. 199) 'The work is elaborately illustrated, and contains a large number of full-page portraits, and the volumes are "specially bound in khaki, as worn by the British troops on active service."' - Mendelssohn. "A general history of the war in five volumes. Volume I deals with the early history of South Africa, the Boer States, the first Boer War and events leading to the conflict of 1899-1902. Volume 2 deals with events in Natal to the relief of Ladysmith. Volume 3 relates to the western campaign, the invasion of the Free State and the surrender of Cronje. Volume 4 is concerned with the fall of the Boer capitals and the advance to Komati Poort. Volume 5 relates to the clearing of Natal, the guerilla war under Roberts and Kitchener, the blockhouse system and events leading to peace negotiations.' - Hackett: South African War Books - An illustrated bibliography, p. 24.

Details:

  • Publisher: H. Virtue and Company
  • Publisher Place: London
  • Date of Publication: c. 1902
  • Edition: First thus
  • Lot No: 235
  • Hammer Price: $179
  • Bids: 12
  • Visits: 95
  • Estimate: $150
  • Reserve: $75

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