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Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers-Maatschappij, v/h Jac. Dusseau & Co., Amsterdam and Cape Town, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 218 pages (complete). In English throughout. Boer captives were sent to the outer islands of the Empire: from Bermuda to Ceylon to St Helena. The green pictorial cover is scuffed, worn, benevolent. The back cover with its impressed badge is very smart and patient. It is tight, secure. Inside, the contents are exceptionally smart and tidy - especially if one takes the book's age into account. The pages have pencil annotation, but are otherwise clean, tight, clear, neat, assured, mild, fulsome, confident and fascinating. A very pleasing copy. Tightly bound. fk. r*28/07/2022. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers-Maatschappij, v/h Jac. Dusseau & Co. Amsterdam-Cape Town. 1904. 8vo. (1), 220pp, frontis, 28 further plates + text illus. Original decorative green cloth, photo-illustration laid down to front cover, gilt lettering, blind stamped decoration to rear cover. Slightly rubbed to extremeties, rear hinge strained, spotting to edges.
Jan N. Brink adjutant of the Ladybrand commando under Crowther when Prinsloo surrendered to General Hunter. The prisoners of war were shipped to Ceylon where Brink had the opportunity to freely travel and explore the island. Written in English, this is a comprehensive contemporary study of Ceylon.