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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Lieut.-Col. Herbert Plumer

An Irregular Corps in Matabeleland (First Edition)

Published: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., London, 1897

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8vo (21.3 x 14 x 2.8cm) vi + 250pp. Original hardcover boards. Gilt lettering to spine and front board, and illustration of a spear in gilt inlay to front board. With 9 illustrations and maps, and 2 folded maps in rear pocket, which are often missing from copies of this book. Collated and complete.

Condition: Very good. Slight rubbing to the boards and spine. Small stain to the bottom corner of rear board. Light sunning to spine. Previous owner's small bookplate to top corner of front pastedown. Previous bookseller's label to verso of front free endpaper. Very small chip to the gutter between front pastedown and free endpaper. Split to gutter between pp. 144-145, but binding still sound. Pages cut. Text, illustrations and maps are clean and clear.

  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 8vo (21.3 x 14 x 2.8cm)
  • Sold By: Bookdealers cc
  • Contact Person: Doron Locketz
  • Country: South Africa
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  • Telephone: 0114407936
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  • Trade Associations: South African Bookdealers Association


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