SPORT AND WAR OR RECOLLECTIONS OF FIGHTING AND HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA FROM THE YEARS 1834 TO 1867 WITH A NARRATIVE OF H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S VISIT TO THE CAPE.
by Bisset, Major-General
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1875. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xviii (1) 268pp, frontis. of the Duke of Edinburgh, 14 b/w illustrations, 1 folding map at the rear. Page block gilt 3 edges, bound in red cloth/boards with black and gilt titles on dec. Internal cracking noted in two places, but binding secure. Library stamp on the title page, no other library marks, and overall a very nice copy of the rare first edition..
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- Bookseller
- R. Hart Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 182270
- Title
- SPORT AND WAR OR RECOLLECTIONS OF FIGHTING AND HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA FROM THE YEARS 1834 TO 1867 WITH A NARRATIVE OF H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S VISIT TO THE CAPE.
- Author
- Bisset, Major-General
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1875
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY PERSONAL NARRATIVES SOUTH AFRICA MAJOR-GENERAL BISSET
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Military & Warfare;
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R. Hart Books
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- 12mo
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
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