from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more

(Johannesburg: Covos-Day, 2000) 0620241144. 220 x 150 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers (housed in removable protector); pp. (xvi) + 338, incl. index, + publisher's catalogue; plates; map. Trace of spotting to edges. Very good condition. "Over 27,000 Boer women and children died during the Anglo-Boer War. This is the account of those who died in the concentration camps of the Orange… Read more

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2008) 1868421864. 400 x 290 mm; laminated pictorial wraps; pp. xiv + 157, incl. index; profusely illustrated with contemporary photographs; map. Trace of foxing to edges. Near-fine condition. "The War Reporter is an imaginary newspaper. There was no single Republican or Boer newspaper that was published on either a daily, weekly or monthly basis for… Read more

(Springfontein: the author, 2010) 9780620465182. 265 x 200 mm; pictorial wrappers (housed in removable protector); pp. (vi) + 434; some contemporary illustrations. Light crease to lower cover; slightest curl to top fore-corner of upper cover and initial leaves. Very good condition. Detailed history of events in and around Springfontein, "town 150 km south-west of Bloemfontein, 46 km east of Philippolis… Read more

(Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1954). 8vo; original pale blue cloth, lettered in black on spine and upper cover; no dustwrapper; pp. (viii) + 187, incl. index; plates. Very lightly rubbed; front free endpaper removed; trace of foxing. Good condition. Afrikaans text. A study of the concentration camp system employed by the British forces to isolate Boer women and… Read more

(Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1936). Squarish 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in white on spine and upper cover; no dustwrapper; pp. (vi) + vi + (ii) + 274, incl. index; plates. Earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; light browning; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. (Nienaber I, p. 75) "Ds. Burger… Read more

(Cape Town: Saul Solomon, 1882). 8vo; somewhat later blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. (vi) + 420; frontis. portrait; maps and plans, incl. folding. Boards very lightly rubbed; short closed tear to folding map, not touching image area. Very good condition. Dutch text. (Mendelssohn II, p. 597) 'This volume describes the "Great Trek"… Read more

(Pretoria: Sentrale Dokumentasiediens, Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag, 1973) 0621013161. 4to; original black rexine, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; pp. (iv) + iv + 106, incl. index; contemporary photographs; maps and table, including folding. Trace of foxing to edges. Very good condition. Afrikaans text, with English abstract. "Die Britse Deurbraak aan die Benede-Tugela op Majubadag 1900 handel oor 'n krisisoomblik… Read more

(Amsterdam: De Bussy / The Hague: Geuze & Co’s, 1930 - 1938). Eight 8vo volumes, variously of cream, blue, red and black cloth, with lettering to spines and upper covers. Light wear to cloth; spines a little sunned; some volumes with earlier owner's name signed on fly-leaf, others with hand-stamp to front free endpaper; occasional fox spot. Good… Read more

(Cape Town: Tafelberg, 1970). Ex-library copy. 8vo; original red boards, lettered in white on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (vi) + 233, incl. index; map. Ex-library copy with dustwrapper cover stuck to lower board, usual codes and stamps, considerable annotations; some foxing and trace of damp-stain to early leaves; upper hinge starting. Fair condition only. Afrikaans text.… Read more

(Amsterdam: De Bussy / Cape Town: H.A.U.M., 1916). 8vo; original blue cloth, lettered in white to spine and upper cover; pp. iv + 190. Boards lightly rubbed; slight bump to tail of spine; upper hinge starting; ownership inscriptions to pastedowns and to front free endpaper; regular browning throughout; occasional fox spot. Good condition. Dutch text. (SABIB… Read more

(Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1943). 8vo; original oatmeal cloth, lettered in green on spine, and blocked in green and brown to upper cover; pp. (iv) + 172: plates. Corners turned; code penned at tail of spine; label remnants, code and stamp to front endpaper, stamp also to title page; lower hinge starting; light browning; occasional fox spot. Good.… Read more

(Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter, 1964). 8vo; original green boards, lettered in gilt on spine, and with gilt 'Long Tom' device to upper cover; dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. (iv) + 129; a few facsimiles. Dustwrapper very slightly edgeworn and partially sunned. Very good condition. "The substance of this book comes entirely from a letter to his wife commenced… Read more

(London: Leo Cooper, 1975) 0850521920. 8vo; original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. xxvi + 181, incl. index; plates. Very good condition. A volume in the 'Concise Campaigns' series. .