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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Steevens (G.W.)

FROM CAPE TOWN TO LADYSMITH

Published: William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1900

Edition: 1st

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An unfinished record of the South Arican War.

viii plus 180mm plus fold-out map plus 32pp Publisher's ads. Original Cloth hardcover. 2 maps as called for.

Some edge wear and a few light stains to cloth. Light foxing to prelims with further occassional foxing to some of the internal pages. Small stress-tear to map junction.

Contents include; 1)First glimpses of the struggle. (2)The army corp- has not left England!. (3)A Pastor's point of view. (4)Will it ne civil war?. (5)Loyal Aliwal: Atragi-comedy. (6)The battle of Elandslaagte. (7)The Bivouac. (8)The home-coming from Dundee. (9)The story of Nicholson's Nek. (10)The guns of Rietfontein. (11)The bombardment. (12)The devil's tin-tacks. (13)A diary of dulness. (14)Nearing the end. (15)In a conning-tower. Includes a last chapter by Vernon Blackburn.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 193mm x 135mm x 28mm
  • Sold By: Booktown Africana
  • Contact Person: Chris Shelton
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0685615292
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Internet banking transfer (EFT), PAYPAL. Regret no Credit Card facility.
  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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