Reports on the Concentration and Refugee Camps in South Africa (9 vols; 1901-1902)

This lot comprises the complete United Kingdom Parliamentary reportage on the concentration and refugee camps in South Africa during the Anglo-Boer War, as follows:

(1) Report on the Concentration Camps in South Africa by a committee of ladies under the presidency of Millicent Garrett Fawcett (the Fawcett Committee). Cd 893, 1902. pp i + 21 Report; 22-24 Appendixes; 25-38 Natal Camps: Howick, Pietermaritzburg, Merebank; 39-109 Orange River Colony Camps: Bloemfonten, Norvals Pont, Aliwal North, Bethulie, Kimberley, Orange River, Springfontein, Brandfort, Winburg, Heilbron, Kroonstad, Vredefort Road, Harrismith; 110-208 Transvaal Camps: Johannesburg, Irene, Krugersdorp, Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp, Balmoral, Middelburg, Belfast, Barberton, Vryburg, Mafeking, Vereeniging, Heidelberg, Standerton, Volksrust, Nylstroom, Pietersburg. This report is full-bound in black leather with raised bands and gilt lettering and rules on the spine. Condition: Fine.

(2) Reports etc on the Working of the Refugee Camps in the Transvaal, Orange River Colony, Cape Colony and Natal. Cd 819, Nov 1901. The 387 pp of this volume comprise reports on the various camps between 22 March and 20 Sept 1901, including three by Dr Kendal Franks. This volume is quarter-bound in blue leather and grey buckram, gilt lettering to spine. Condition: Very Good.

(3) Further Papers on the Working of the Refugee Camps in the Transvaal, Orange River Colony, Cape Colony and Natal. Cd 853, Dec 1901. viii + 131 pp. Blue limp covers, side-sewn. Covers chipped, contents Very Good. (This copy has the stamp of the "Biblioteque du Palais de la Paix".)

(4-6) Further Papers on the Working of the Refugee Camps in South Africa. Cd 902, Feb 1902. i + 124 pp. Side-sewn into limp blue covers. Covers chipped, contents Very Good. Cd 934, Feb 1902. v + 103 pp. Side-stitched into limp blue covers. Covers chipped, contents Very Good. Cd 936, March 1902. 32 pp. Side-stitched into limp white covers. Condition: Good +.

(7-9) Statistics of the Refugee Camps in South Africa. Cd 939, April 1902. 7 pp. Cd 942, May 1902. 5 pp. Cd 1161, June 1902. 5 pp. These provide monthly returns of the numbers in the camps, deaths and other figures for a total of 46 camps for the period January-April 1902. These three reports are in white covers, either sewn or self-covered and all are in Good+ condition.

Complete sets of these concentration and refugee camp reports, which are a mine of information on activities still debated today, are scarce. This set is in well above average condition.