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South Africa and The Transvaal War, With Numerous Illustrations and Maps, In Six Volumes..
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South Africa and The Transvaal War, With Numerous Illustrations and Maps, In Six Volumes.

Creswicke, Louis · Edinburgh, Glasgow

Author
Creswicke, Louis
Date
1901
Place
Edinburgh, Glasgow
Publisher
T.C. & E.C. Jack, Western Publishing and Trading Co.
Language
English
Binding
4to.(7" x 9.75") Six volumes complete. Full navy ribbed cloth over beveled boards with fancy blind stamp rule framing upper boards with a large gilt vignette of soldiers on horseback centered to upper boards. Spines with heavy gilt illustration and gilt lettering. All edges gilt. Very minor edgewear, corners lightly bumped and rubbed, head and foot of spine ruffled with tiny closed tears, some faint scuffs to rear boards, Vol.V with a small repaired tear to spine material and a small ding to head of upper board with small white spots (see pic). Vol.III with colored frontispiece laid in. Small bits of foxing seen to first and last few leaves, internally clean. Foxing to text block edges seen when splaying gilt edge. A very attractive set of books with great shelf appeal. Profusely illustrated with color frontispieces to each volume, photographs, drawings, maps, paintings and more, many in color.
Format
The individual volumes comprise: Volume I: From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899, Volume II: From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, Volume III: From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts’s Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900, Volume IV: From Lord Roberts’s Entry into the Free State to the Battle of Karree, Volume V: From the Disaster at Koorn Spruit to Lord Roberts’s Entry into Pretoria, Volume VI: From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger’s Departure from South Africa, with a Summarised Account of the Guerilla War to March 1901.
Category
Travel & Exploration
Record
S.I.10323

South Africa and The Transvaal War, With Numerous Illustrations and Maps, In Six Volumes. Creswicke, Louis. 1901. Edinburgh, Glasgow: T.C. & E.C. Jack, Western Publishing and Trading Co.

Illustrated six-volume history of the South African War, tracing events from the founding of Cape Colony through the major campaigns, occupation of Pretoria, Kruger’s departure, and the guerrilla phase to March 1901. Profusely illustrated with maps, photographs, drawings, and color plates.

4to.(7" x 9.75") Six volumes complete. Full navy ribbed cloth over beveled boards with fancy blind stamp rule framing upper boards with a large gilt vignette of soldiers on horseback centered to upper boards. Spines with heavy gilt illustration and gilt lettering. All edges gilt. Very minor edgewear, corners lightly bumped and rubbed, head and foot of spine ruffled with tiny closed tears, some faint scuffs to rear boards, Vol.V with a small repaired tear to spine material and a small ding to head of upper board with small white spots (see pic). Vol.III with colored frontispiece laid in. Small bits of foxing seen to first and last few leaves, internally clean. Foxing to text block edges seen when splaying gilt edge. A very attractive set of books with great shelf appeal. Profusely illustrated with color frontispieces to each volume, photographs, drawings, maps, paintings and more, many in color.

The individual volumes comprise: Volume I: From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899, Volume II: From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, Volume III: From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts’s Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900, Volume IV: From Lord Roberts’s Entry into the Free State to the Battle of Karree, Volume V: From the Disaster at Koorn Spruit to Lord Roberts’s Entry into Pretoria, Volume VI: From the Occupation of Pretoria to Mr. Kruger’s Departure from South Africa, with a Summarised Account of the Guerilla War to March 1901.

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