SPEECHES, LETTERS AND SELECTIONS FROM IMPORTANT PAPERS of the late John Mitford Bowker

Bowker's letters and papers depict the romance of life on the North Eastern frontier of the Cape Colony in the 1830s and 1840s. An account of a time before the worst frontier wars when the African population was relatively free from outside interference. A positive description of shared suffering of British and Dutch colonists and their co-operation. Africana Collectiana Vol. 1. One of a limited edition of 500 copies. Five pages of the new edition. The original edition of 1864 has pp 1-275 plus a 6-page index. All early volumes in the Africana Collectiana series were issued without dust jackets. Brown skivertex-covered boards with pressed design and gilt logo on the front and gilt titles on spine. Some darkening of the outer edges of the pages, otherwise in Very Good condition.