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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Donovan (C.H.W.)

WITH WILSON IN MATABELELAND, or, SPORT AND WAR IN ZAMBESIA;

by Captain C.H.W. Donovan

Published: Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1979

Edition: Facsimile edition

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $50

Bidding opens: 3 Oct 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 10 Oct 16:30 GMT

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xiv, 335 pages: illustrations (portrait as frontispiece), folding map. (Rhodesiana Reprint Library. Silver series; volume 23). Paper covered boards, dust wrapper. Originally published in 1894.                                                                                         

An account of Donovan's duck-shooting, big-game hunting and tiger-fishing experiences as he moved northwards en route to Fort Victoria. Once there he responded to Dr Jameson's appeal to repel the Matabele who were raiding the local Mashonas. He gives an account of the events of 1893. "His comments on the first military engagements in Rhodesia, and the effects of modern arms on the combatants make a meaningful contribution to the early records of the Occupation" Front endflap.

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


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