Good-bye Dolly Gray. The story of the Boer War
by Kruger, Rayne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: Cassell, 1959). 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xii + 540, incl. index; several plates; maps, incl. 1 large, folding. Trace of edge wear to very good dustwrapper, which has old tape repairs to reverse of spine panel; some fox spots to top edge. Very good condition. "We have had to wait until the sixtieth anniversary of the outbreak of this war for an account of it which is both readable and complete; vivid while being absolutely unbiased. Rayne Kruger sees and describes the background, the personalities, the campaigns and the lasting effects on Africa clearly and without censure." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9413
- Title
- Good-bye Dolly Gray. The story of the Boer War
- Author
- Kruger, Rayne
- Book condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: Cassell, 1959)
- Keywords
- Anglo-Boer War
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anglo-Boer War;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
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About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Dustwrapper
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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