London, Longmans Green & Co. 1922. 11th imp. Very good + green cloth covers gilt. Gilt to spine. Internally fine. Frontis , black and white ills with numerous sketch ills within the text.
A classic among animal stories, originally written for children, but enjoyed by everyone. The story of a bull terrier and the gold rush days in the South African veld at the end of the 19th century.
Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick (1862-1931), known as Percy Fitzpatrick, was a South African author, politician, mining financier and pioneer of the fruit industry. He authored the classic children's book, Jock of the Bushveld (1907). In 1884, he travelled to the Eastern Transvaal goldfields, where he worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant and journalist as well as an ox-wagon transport-rider from the former Lorenzo Marques to Lydenburg and Barberton. He later became editor of the Gold Fields News in Barberton. An account of Fitzpatrick's adventures during this time, Jock of the Bushveld, was published in 1907
- Jacket Condition: N/A
- Binding Condition: Very Good plus
- Overall Condition: Very Good plus
- Size: 8 Vo
- Sold By: White Eagle Books
- Contact Person: Andrew Saidi
- Country: United Kingdom
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- Telephone: 020 8997 9894
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- Trade Associations: PBFA IOBA
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