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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Ralph (Julian)

TOWARDS PRETORIA.

A record of the War between Briton and Boer to the Relief of Kimberley with a Summary of Subsequent Events to the hoisting of the British Flag at Bloemfontein with historical foreword, appendices and maps.

Published: Frederick J Stokes Company, New York, 1900

Edition: First edition

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328 pages, large folding map at the end, original red cloth gilt, spine faded.

Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography volume 2, page 197. 'The description of the campaign (which is reproduced from Mr. Ralph's letters to the Daily Mail) includes accounts of the battles of Belmont, Graspan, Modder River and Magersfontein, the investment of Ladysmith and the siege and relief of Kimberley'.

Julian Ralph was Special War Correspondent to the "Daily Mail".

  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 8vo (190 x 130 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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