241pp, 1st Edition, hardcover, signed and inscribed by the author, with sketch map and plans of the fights. Externally, publishers original decorative red cloth covered boards and spine. The book title on the front cover is stamped with gilt lettering, which has not faded. The spine is sun faded with some minor shelf wear to the extremities. Binding is firm. Internally, the inside front pastedown has a sticker "Notre Dame, Teignmouth.", and a previous owner's bookplate on the free endpaper with some writing beneath. The gutter on the inside front cover has cracked with some loosening of the first few pages up to chapter 1 where the author has inscribed and signed the book to the :Sister Superior, Convent of Notre Dame, Plymouth....", and signed his name and the date 1896. The inside of the rear cover has some minor cracking to the lower gutter. The pages are rough cut and generally clean with very little foxing. A rare book in very good condition.
This is a prominent historical book written by the British journalist, intelligence officer, and adventurer Captain Charles L. Norris-Newman. First published in 1895 by T. Fisher Unwin, London, the work provides a detailed, first-hand colonial account of the British South Africa Company's military campaigns and the eventual conquest of Matabeleland in the mid-1890s. The book chronicles the First Matabele War (1893), outlining the events leading up to the downfall and death of King Lobengula. It covers the strategic concessions made by the Chartered Company and includes a controversial defence against alleged atrocities committed during the war. Featuring detailed descriptions of notable conflicts, such as the pursuit of the King and the famous disaster that befell Major Allan Wilson and his men (the Shangani Patrol). There are sketch maps, detailed battle plans and lists of the first colonial officials who occupied the territory.
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Size: 225mm x 241mm
London, T. FISHER UNWIN, 1895
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- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 225mm x 241mm
