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Auction #128 begins on 15 Jan 2026

Moodie (D.C.F.)

THE HISTORY OF THE BATTLES AND ADVENTURES OF THE BRITISH, THE BOERS, AND THE ZULUS

Published: Murray & St. Leger, Cape Town, 1888

Edition: Second edition

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In Southern Africa from the time of Pharaoh Necho, to 1880.

With Copious Chronology.

2 volumes: 598 + 598 pages, frontispiece and a folding map in each volume, 21 plates, original orange cloth decorated on the upper covers and titled gilt on the spines - the cloth is worn along the edges and the bindings are a little loose, frontispiece and title page in volume two detached, the plates are lightly browned as usual, otherwise the contents are good.

Second edition. The first edition was published in Adelaide, Australia in 1879. This expanded edition was published in Cape Town following Moodie's return to South Africa.

 

  • Binding Condition: Fair
  • Overall Condition: Fair
  • Size: 8vo (195 x 135 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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