BULAWAYO Historic Battleground of Rhodesia

An account of the history of Bulawayo and Matabeleland from about 1500 AD concentrating on events from the time of Mzilikazi and Lobengula and through the Colonial era. Pages [i-iv]v-x pp 1-182. Four colour plates including a fold-out facsimile of A A Anderson's Old Bulawayo: The Great Dance (1877). 22 maps and plans, 49 b/w sketches and photographs. Also 32 photographs of Bulawayo then and now. Dust Jacket scuffed and creased on edges. Top of spine edge torn and some missing text. Back top outsided edge has creasing and 2 cm tear. Front lower edge ditto. Red paper-covered boards with gilt title on spine and AA Balkema logo on front cover. Book itself internally clean and tightly bound.