The histories of two of Rhodesia's oldest clubs.
1.) THE BULAWAYO CLUB by Peter Gibbs
First edition published by The Bulawayo Club (for private distribution), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 1980.
Publisher's blue cloth binding with pictorial dust jacket.
125pp. + index. Illustrated.
Binding tight. Contents clean. Dust jacket very good.
'The photograph on this jacket is of Grey's Scouts on the verandah of the unfinished buildings of the Club, which they made their headquarters during the Matabele Rebellion in 1896.' - editor's note
2.) SABLE - THE STORY OF THE SALISBURY CLUB by Colin Black
De Luxe Edition Limited to 100 Copies.
Published by The Salisbury Club, Salisbury, Zimbabwe, 1980.
Publisher's de luxe edition in full leather binding and housed in a cloth slipcase. Limited to 100 numbered copies and signed by the author.
xiv + 254pp. Illustrated.
Binding tight with moderate wear to the spine. Contents clean.
"From an inaugural membership of 36 in 1893 the Club has grown to a membership of 1 626 by 1979. That this figure was not substantially bigger was a result of the outbreak of hostilities to an organised plan in 1972, developing into a form of warfare which upset much of the economy and led to emigration on a scale formerly unknown. When the War ended officially in 1980 Rhodesia had lost many of its citizens who had been skilled and experienced in creating a thriving country out of a savage wilderness.
The emphasis on personalities is deliberate: men are better than mortar, and bricks are less interesting than brief biographies."
A very elusive socio-historical work.
- Jacket Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
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