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Auction #121 begins on 27 Feb 2025

Hiley (Alan R.I.) and Hassell (John A.) Captains of Scouts in the Boer Army

THE MOBILE BOER

Being the Record of the Observations of two Burgher Officers

Published: The Grafton Press, New York, 1902

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $100

Approximately:

Estimate: $125/150

Bidding opens: 27 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 6 Mar 16:30 GMT

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First edition: frontispiece portrait, 40 black and white plates, colour folding map at the back of the book, book sellers ticket on the back paste down end paper, orange pictorial cloth with gilt decoration, titled gilt on the spine, a very good copy.

Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography vol.1 page 712: The authors claim that they should be exempted from " the reproach of prejudice," but a considerable portion of the work is devoted to a comparison of British methods of war in the American War of Independence and the South African War, and considerable objurgation of the English is manifested.... they assert " England has entered this war admittedly without casus belli.

  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 8vo (190 x130 mm)


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