- On the first Anglo-Boer War of 1880 to 1881, written from Pietermaritzburg in 1882 by an author whose only motive was to "endeavour to give a truthful and impartial narrative of the affairs concerning the Transvaal"; this is a copy of the third edition of 1900
- No maps, illustrations or index, the book is divided into four parts
- The British in the Transvaal (128 pp)
- The Battle-fields (194 pp)
- The Peace (16 pp)
- A Journey Through the Transvaal (178 pp)
- scarlet cloth-board - embossed gilt-lettered to upper panel - strengthened with new spine, endpapers and head-band, original spine cover laid down
- top page-edge gilt, other page-edges uncut, viii, 574 pp + 2 pp publisher's list
- complete and unmarked, corners are lightly bumped, central 10 mm of front edge has lifted slightly, page-edge gilding has dulled, a few small foxing spots to early pages, uncut page-edges sunned
- an attractive original edition of a book now more widely available in facsimile
- Binding Condition: Very Good (repaired)
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 235 x 160; 1 KG
- Sold By: Fontein Books
- Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
- Country: South Africa
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- Telephone: 051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
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