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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Guy, Jeff; Carolyn Hamilton; J D Omer-Cooper; J B Peires

Zulu quartet: The Destruction of the Zulu Kingdom; Terrific Majesty; The Zulu Aftermath; Before and After Shaka

From the library of the library of the noted ethnologist th late Professor W D Hammond-Took

Published: 1963-1998

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  • Jeff Guy. The Destruction of the Zulu Kingdom. The Civil War in Zulland, 1879-1884. Ravan Press, Johannesburg, 1982, first South African edition. Softcover. xxiii + 273 of text, bibliography and index + 9 maps and 8 figures in the text + 27 inserted b/w plates. 
  • Carolyn Hamilton. Terrific Majesty. The Powers of Shaka Zulu and the Limits of Historical Invention. David Philip, Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1998, first edition. Softcover. xiii + 278 pp of text, glossary, notes, bibliography and index + 1 map in the text. Dedicated by the author to "David with respect and affection".
  • J D Omer-Cooper. The Zulu Aftermath. A Nineteenth-Century Revolution in Bantu Africa. Lonmans, Green and Co, London, 1966, first edition. Hardcover with 2-colour dustjacket, plain endpapers, xiv + 208 pp of text, sources and index + 8 maps in the text + 7 inserted b/w plates on art paper.
  • J B Peires (editor). Before and After Shaka. Papers in Nguni History. Monica Wilson and other authors. Institurte of Social and Economic Research, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 1983 reprint. Softcover. iv + 267 pp + maps in the text.

All the books have Hammond-Tooke's signature at the front. All are in very good or better condition. One has pencil annotations by the former owner.

  • Jacket Condition: Very Good (one)
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: Octavo
  • Sold By: Fontein Books
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
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  • Preferred Payment Methods: Eft (South Africa), SWIFT (rest of world), or $ checks for US or Australian buyers
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