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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Rouillard (Nancy) [editor]

MATABELE THOMPSON:

an autobiography; edited by his daughter Nancy Rouillard

Published: Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1977

Edition: Facsimile reprint

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $50

Bidding opens: 3 Oct 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 10 Oct 16:30 GMT

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293 pages: illustrations, portraits (1 as frontispiece), maps (1 folding). (Rhodesiana Reprint Library, Silver Series; Volume 13). Cloth, dust wrapper.

Matabele Thompson's (1857-1927) father was killed during an attack by roving bands of men under Galishwe in Griqualand West. Thompson then took up work with C.J. Rhodes and was involved in the procuring of the Lobengula Concession. After making his fortune, he went to Oxford as an undergraduate.

  • Jacket Condition: Excellent
  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Excellent
  • Size: 22 x 15 cm


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