[freely translated] \" . . . Information about how burghers of the Cape Colony sentenced to death during the War of 1899-1902 met their ends
\"Second edition enlarged to include the deaths of General Beyers and Commandant Jopie Fourie\" [in the 1914 rebellion following the South African Government\'s decision to enter the First World War on the side of the Allies]
This is a very well preserved copy of a book whose first edition of 1904 achieved wide popularity for its collection of the spoken words and letters of some of the Boer heroes of the Anglo-Boer War.
This second edition has has an additional 18 pages. The quarter-binding - grey binding tape and grey paper-boards with black lettering to the front only - is very well preserved despite some light staining and rubbing: a price - \"5/-\" - is in pencil at the top right (see image). The plain endpapers and half-title are sunned and there are neat ownership stamps on the front paste-down and title page, which also has an ownership signature in ink. The metal staples (stitches) used in the binding are uncorroded. The contents - 208 pp including 27 photographs and one drawing - are in very good condition despite some sunning towards the page edges.
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 200 x 140
- Sold By: Fontein Books
- Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
- Preferred Payment Methods: Eft (South Africa), SWIFT (rest of world), or $ checks for US or Australian buyers
- Trade Associations: AA Approved
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