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Auction #135 begins on 12 Nov 2026

Burnham (Frederick Russell)

SCOUTING ON TWO CONTINENTS

Published: Doubleday, Page and Company, New York, 1926

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $50

Approximately:

Estimate: $60-70

Bidding opens: 12 Nov 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 19 Nov 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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First Edition, 370pp. Frontispiece + 30 illustrations. Original brown cloth, showing some wear and fading with original DJ, jacket clipped, significant losses on the spine, front cover.
“As chief of Scouts under Lord Roberts, Major Burnham gained high fame among those who won South Africa from barbarism. After 30 years of life on the American frontier he joined Cecil Rhodes in Africa, and the story of his exploits there makes a thrilling history of the Jameson Raid, the Matabele Wars, The Boer war and other struggles of those strenuous days”

  • Jacket Condition: Good
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 23cm x 15.5cm


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