With Lord Methuen in South Africa. February 1900 to June 1901. Being some Notes on the War, with Extracts from Letters and Diaries

Crown 8vo; original decorative green cloth, with spine and upper cover lettered in gilt; pp. (iv) + 349. Cloth somewhat rubbed and gilt dull; fishmothing to lower board, and, very slightly, to upper board; moderate foxing to endpapers, outer leaves and edges, occasional spotting elsewhere. Good condition. (Hackett, p. 147; Mendelssohn I, pp. 590-591) \'The author\'s experiences in the Imperial Yeomanry during the South African War. During part of the operations his regiment acquired the nickname of the \"Beecham\'s Pills Column,\" as it was being constantly sent off to the assistance of other forces which were \"relieved without pain.\" The Yeomanry appear to have been kept hard at work in the field, and Mr. Gaskell observes, \"We do all the advance guard and scouting work on trek, so we are useful enough. We do not form \'guards of honour\' for Cronje, &c., at Cape Town, like the C.I.V.\" The volume affords a capital account of the life of the troops in the Veld, and of the vicissitudes and hardships of the campaign.\' - Mendelssohn.