With the Boers in the Transvaal and Orange Free State in 1880-1 by Charles L. Norris-Newman - 2012

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WM H. Allen & Co, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Includes a map at the rear which has been taken from a later edition. Neatly rebound in full, recent red leather with new end papers. Internally, there is age-related tanning and foxing throughout, but there are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are neat, legible and complete. Tightly bound and in very good condition for its age. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Abbott, Jones & Co., Limited, London, 1885. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 395 pages (complete). A sturdy copy. Norris-Newman's accounts of the Zulu Wars and the First Boer War, from his observations as a war correspondent, are now irreplaceable. The boards have some wear to all edges and seams, knocks to the corners, scuffing and rubbing to the faces and spine. The boards and spine are healthy and sure. The frontis and end papers are marked from handling and storage. The contents are placid and mild-mannered. Page 75/6 has an open tear to the bottom corner - the text is unaffected. The pages are clean, clear, confident, certain, compelling. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

W H Allen & Co., 1882 First edition. pp xvi, 387, 48 pp Publisher's catalogue dated November 1881, folding map, original brown decorative embossed cloth, mottled, discoloured and faded. Very well preserved large folding colour Military Map of the Transvaal in purpose-made pocket at rear. Ownership signature of Clarke of the 1st Batalion of the Welch Regiment on the front free endpaper and of Steven J. Taylor on the half-title. The 1st Battalion Welch Regiment was dispatched to South Africa in November 1899 for the Second Boer War: it was engaged in Battle of Paardeberg in February 1900, where they suffered heavy losses, and again at the Battle of Driefontein in March 1900.(Mendelssohn II, p. 98-9 [1st edition]; SABIB 3, p. 538) \'An account of the Boer War of 1880-1, together with some preliminary chapters referring to the history of the South African Colonies and Republics up to this period. The author expresses the hope that the publication of the volume will conduce \"to the… Read More

London: Abbot, Jones, 1881 The book is protected by a thick plastic sleeve. Covers shelf worn. 395 pages. Foldout maps. Orders of $100.00 or more are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: 5" X 9"