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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

P. T. Ross

A YEOMAN'S LETTERS

(Late Corporal 69th Sussex Company I. Y.)

Published: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, London, London

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This copy is signed by author on frontispiece.

Illustrated by the author. 186 pages, 8vo (225 x 150 mm), frontispiece portrait of the author, numerous sketches and cartoons, decorated cloth, top edge gilt. Some foxing on first 3 pages. Printed 1901, the third edition.

A humorous description of camp life in Sussex Yeomanry "on trek" with Generals Roberts and Clemens during a portian of the South African War. The illustrations are very comical, and depict in a graphic manner the author's experiences in the veld. The series of letters embrace the period from June 1900 to April 1901.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Sold By: Mantis Books
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  • Country: South Africa
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