xii + 288pp + 46pp. Original red gilt/print/embossed flag hard cover. With Frontispiece and fold-out map.
Front free EP has been detached. Some foxing to prelims. Owners name pencilled to pre-title page. Otherwise clean and tight.
The book is written in two parts.
Part one covers the journey from London to South Africa; settling down; Cape Town to the Orange River; waiting orders; introduction to the enemy; a military hospital; Easter manoeuvres and the trip to Bloemfontein.
Part two covers the Engagement at Welkom; The Battle of Zand River; From Kroonstadt to Johannesburg; On to Pretoria; Diamond Hill; A cyclists dispatch ride; Back to Heilbron; The final concentration at Pretoria; Envoi and ends with an Appendix titled 'British Valour'
- Binding Condition: Very good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 196mm x 135mm x 34mm
- 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
