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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Howard Hensman

HISTORY OF RHODESIA (1900) - inscribed by the author

"The earliest history of the British colony of Rhodesia"

Published: William Blackwood, London, 1900

Edition: First Edition

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Publisher's red cloth binding with gilt titles on front panel and spine.

xix + 381pp. Index + Fold-out map at rear being "The latest official map of Rhodesia".

Inscribed on the title page: "To E. Pearson, with kindest regards, Howard Hensman, 5/11/03."

Hinges cracked but binding still sound. Contents generally clean with foxing on the final pages.

A very scarce title.

'This is the earliest history of the British colony of Rhodesia. Written only eight years after the first white settlement and based on exclusive access to the files of Cecil John Rhodes's British South Africa Company, this book became the benchmark for all other works. It is more than the exciting history of the Pioneer Column: it details the tumultuous events of the Matabele Wars, the last stand of Allan Wilson, Rhodes's personal intervention to the Matabele to halt the fighting, and much more. Written by one of Britain's leading war correspondents, A History of Rhodesia is a book of its time: unashamedly jingoistic, pro-Empire, anti-Boer and anti-Matabele, it provides a remarkable insight into the personalities and mindset of the builders of the British Empire. "It is, unfortunately, so easy to sit at home in a comfortable arm-chair and pour forth vigorous denunciations on the heads of those of one's countrymen who are battling with hordes of savages in a distant land."' - Goodreads.com

  • Binding Condition: Fair to Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: Crown 8vo.
  • Sold By: Rare Paper
  • Contact Person: Armandt Marais
  • Country: South Africa
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