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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Drayson, (Mayor-General A.W.)

EARLY DAYS AMONG THE BOERS

or Diamond Hunters of South Africa

Published: Griffith Farran Browne & Co. Limited, London, circa 1901

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Illustrated by A.W. Cooper. Red pictorial cloth covers, 383 pages. Bookplate / nametag dated 1900 pasted onto the ffep. A small tear to the top of the spine. A copy in good condition.

'Hunting scenes in Zululand and Natal, about the time of the hostilities between the British and the emigrant farmers. The sporting incidents are well described and very entertaining, and the author evidently had an intimate knowledge of the life pursued by the Boers and the native inhabitants of the country. ' Mendelssohn (Sydney) South African Bibliography, volume 1, page 487

Chapters also on the search for gold and diamonds. A Zulu battle. Battle at the Congella.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 8vo (210 x 140 mm)
  • Sold By: Mantis Books
  • Contact Person: Charl Yates
  • Country: South Africa
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