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Auction #128 begins on 15 Jan 2026

Mitford (Bertram)

COLLECTION OF 5 BERTRAM MITFORD BOOKS

Published: Various, London, 1893 - 1910

Edition: First Editions

Reserve: $80

Approximately:

Estimate: $100/150

Bidding opens: 15 Jan 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 22 Jan 16:30 GMT

Ships from: United States

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Mitford (Bertram)

Bertram Mitford FRGS (13 June 1855 – 4 October 1914) was an English colonial writer, novelist, essayist and cultural critic who wrote forty-four books, which are set in South Africa.

He was a contemporary of H. Rider Haggard. Bertram Mitford was born in Bath in 1855, moving to Southern Africa in 1874.  

The books offered are:

A BORDER SCOURGE.

318 pages.  Pocket size hardback.  1st Edition. Published 1910.  Frontispiece. Cloth covered board, in good condition.  Pages are brown with age.   Binding is tight with exception of last page that is separating. Very Good condition.

A LEGACY OF THE GRANITE HILLS

319 pages.  Pocket sized hardback.  1st Edition. Published 1905. Cloth covered board, some fading through age, slight damage at bottom of spine. Pages are brown with age.  Binding is tight. Very Good condition.

THE KINGS ASSEGAI - A MATIBILI STORY

248 pages.  Hardback.  1st Edition. Published 1897.  Frontispiece.  Cloth covered board with illustrated cover & spine.  Cover in very good condition. Pages are clean, binding is tight. Very Good condition.

THE GUN RUNNER

359 pages.  Hardback.  1st Edition. Published 1893.  Frontispiece. Cloth covered board with illustrated cover & spine.  Cover in very good condition. Pages are clean, binding overall is tight though some play with front cover. Good condition.

ALETTA - A TALE OF THE BOER INVASION

302 pages. Hardback.  1st Edition. Published 1900.  Frontispiece. Cloth covered board with illustrated cover & spine.  Cover in very good condition. Pages are clean, binding overall is tight though some play with front cover. Very Good condition.

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  • Binding Condition: As stated in description
  • Overall Condition: As stated in description
  • Size: 190mm x 120mm


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