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The Edges of War: A History of Frontier Wars (1702-1878)(First Edition)
by John Milton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 070211331X
- ISBN 13
- 9780702113314
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Cape Town / Wetton / Johannesburg: Juta & Co. Ltd, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9x6x1. Black and White Illustrations. Hardcover. Bound in red cloth with gilt text on the spine. Over 80 illustrations and maps. This book presents for the reader a new and entertaining account of the long struggle between Europeans and Africans that took place along the eastern frontier of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope during the Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. xxi 304pp. Pictorial dustjacket with red border and white text.<br><br>CONDITION: Covers are unmarked. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are tight. Dustjacket has light rubbing and edgewear. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 072298
- Title
- The Edges of War: A History of Frontier Wars (1702-1878)(First Edition)
- Author
- John Milton
- Illustrator
- Black and White Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 070211331X
- ISBN 13
- 9780702113314
- Publisher
- Juta & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town / Wetton / Johannesburg
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Keywords
- Africa, Military, War
- X weight
- 28 oz
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
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- New
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- Gilt
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