THE FIRST SPRINGBOK PRISONER IN GERMANY (Published 1917)

London: McBride, Nast & Co. 1917

12mo, ix + 96pp. Textblock only, no covers.

This is a story of the soldier Corporal E. Doitsh 1st S. A. I who fought in the First World war in South West Africa, Egypt, France and DE. He left Cape Town on September 20, 1915. " My qualification as an author are indeed limited, but as against this I set my experience as a soldier - three years` services in the South African War; the campaign in Egypt and South - west Africa; Delville Wood, of blessed memory! where I was taken prisoner by the Germans. I shall show in plain language what the German hospital in Northern France was like; you will see the hospital in DE where my leg was amputated; and you will know the horrors and the humours of a prisoners` camp in DE”. (library.namscience.com)

Condition: Poor. Covers missing, pp97-122 missing. Only 3 of the 5 plates are present. Last plate has large sections missing. Signatures still bound together, but coming loose from each other. Stains to title page, and rubbing to last page. Text overall still clean and clear.