Mossop's book - finished in 1930 and published seven years later, when he was 75 - covers his experiences, beginning in the 1860s, of the Transvaal, then "considered to be in the Wilds of Africa". "I have never," he wrote, "lived in a town or near one."
Chapters include "With the F L H" [Frontier Light Horse], "Ulundi", "Laing's Nek", "Amajuba", "A Transport Rider" and "Witchcraft and Baboons".
Were the book not extremely rare, with good copies changing hands for hundreds of dollars, this copy would not be offered. The mustard cloth-boards are rubbed and extensively stained, the front free endpaper has been removed, the front paste-down is scratched, the first six leaves are stained at the bottom corner and there is some staining to the page edges. However, the binding remains firm, the book is unmarked and there is no foxing or (apart from the stain referred to) any discolouration of the ix + 314 pp of unillustrated text and 2 pp of publisher's announcements.
A simple rebinding would restore much of the book's attractiveness, making this much better than a reading copy.
- Binding Condition: Fair
- Overall Condition: Fair to Good
- Size: 205 x 145
- 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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