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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Bisset, Major-General John Jarvis

Sport and war, or recollections of fighting and hunting in South Africa from the years 1834 to 1867 ....

Published: John Murray, London, 1875

Edition: First edition

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The author served many years in various Cape regiments, rising to general. He fought in a number of the frontier wars and accompanied Prince Alfred on both his visits to South Africa (1860 & 1867). The book is a record of his military career and includes a good deal of big game hunting in the Cape & Natal. MENDELSSOHN, 1/129; SABIB, 1/203. Original decorative brown cloth. Pp. xviii,(i),268,32 adverts., frontispiece (portrait), plates, illustrations, folding map. Covers a bit rubbed, foxing.
  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 8vo
  • Sold By: ABC Bookshop
  • Contact Person: Dennis Slotow
  • Country: South Africa
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