Thank God We Kept The Flag Flying. The Siege and Relief of Ladysmith 1899-1900

• This North American edition is seldom seen

• The author was a well-known London actor in the 1960s and was also perhaps the leading authority of his day on the Siege of Ladysmith [own knowledge]

Quarter-bound in maroon cloth, with gilt design and lettering to the spine, and grey board sides, 398 pp of illustrated text and 16 pp index, compiled by Gordon Robinson

• The spine is lightly sunned and the spine and corners are lightly rubbed and bumped; the endpapers are clean and the contents are at least very good - complete, unmarked and undiscoloured

Cartoon frontispiece with Paul Kruger as a bull tossing the British lion into the air, and other cartoons illustrated later in the book; also an illustration of a siege letter

Loosely inserted at the front is a valuable series of folding maps:

1. Elandslaagte - October 21, 1899 (2 colours) 
2. Battle of Talana Hills - October 20, 1899 (10 folds)
3. Disposition of Forces at the Outbreak of War
4. Plan to illustrate Action of Rietfontein - 24th Oct 1899 (3 colours)
5. Capture of Colonel Carleton's Column - October 30, 1899 (3 colours)
6. Battle outside Ladysmith - October 30, 1899 (3 colours)
7. Battle of Colenso - Dec 15,1899
8. Map of Northern Natal - showing the Boer Invasion and the movements of troops down to the end of 1899 (3 colours)