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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Somerset, Helen / Edited By Fenton, I. D.

ADVENTURES OF MRS. COLONEL SOMERSET IN CAFFRARIA - DURING THE WAR

Published: J. F. Hope, London, 1858

Edition: First Edition

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First Edition, hardcover Octavo bound in brown embossed cloth boards, and has 322 pages. Faded gilt design and titles to the spine.

Head/heal and corners are bumped and has rubbing along the edges.

'The interesting narrative of Mrs. Colonel Somerset's adventures in Caffraria is compiled from letters and notes placed in the keeping of a regimental schoolmaster.

Having permission to make what use of them he pleased, he had them arranged, during his stay at the Cape, in the form of a journal.

This document fell under my eye, and my attention was so powerfully drawn to the encounters of the little volume, that I could not refrain from soliciting permission to place it before the world in its present dress, with the fervent hope that it might be the means of perpetuating the recollection of the self-sacrifice of Helen Somerset (whom many will, no doubt, recognize), as well as of securing for a misguided but noble people the powerful advocacy of every inhabitant of this great empire' – Editor’s Preface.

Ex-lib on the front pastedown, some dirt marks on the boards and on the pages throughout. Overall, the book and binding are in good condition.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 200 x 135 mm
  • Sold By: Bookdealers cc
  • Contact Person: Doron Locketz
  • Country: South Africa
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