Crealock John (6 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xix, 195 pp., tipped-in frontis., illus. (sketches, maps), including one plate in color tipped in. Account of the Ninth and last of the British-Xhosa Frontier Wars. With printed "Compliments of the Hon. Secretary" slip laid in. Page edges a bit tanned and dusty, book plate on front pastedown, gift inscription, light rippling at upper edges of first leaf (appears to be related to tipping or re-tipping in of frontispiece), very small scuff on title page. Jacket lightly shelfworn, lightly bumped at edges and folds. Van Riebeeck Society Second Series, No. 19, Graham's Town Series 11, Rhodes University. Issued 1989.

Print. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. The Illustrated London News; No. 2071; Vol. LXXIV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page with two wood engravings from the February 22, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting Helpmakaar, Near Rourke's Drift AND On the Lower Tugela -- each From a Sketch by Major North Crealock. Lower right corner monogram "J.G.," engraved by John Greenaway, father of Kate Greenaway, who was a draughtsman and wood-engraver whose illustrations frequently appeared in the Illustrated London News and Punch. First Engraving: The Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879), also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War. The successful British defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift, under the command of Lieutenants John Chard of the Royal Engineers and Gonville Bromhead, began when a large contingent of Zulu warriors broke off from their main force during the final hour of the British defeat at the day-long Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, diverting 6 miles (9.7 km) to attack Rorke's Drift later that day and continuing into the following day. Just over 150 British and colonial troops defended the station against attacks by 3,000 to 4,000 Zulu warriors. The massive but piecemeal attacks by the Zulu on Rorke's Drift came very close to defeating the much smaller garrison, but were consistently repelled.[9] Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the defenders, along with a number of other decorations and honours. Second engraving: In February 1878 a commission was appointed by Henry Bulwer, the lieutenant-governor of Natal since 1875, to report on the boundary question. The commission reported in July and found almost entirely in favour of the contention of the Zulu. The third incident occurred in September, when two men were detained while on a sand bank of the Thukela River near the Middle Drift. Sir Bartle Frere described this matter in a despatch to Sir Michael Hicks Beach, who had replaced Carnarvon as Secretary of State for the Colonies: Mr. Smith, a surveyor in the Colonial Engineer Department, was on duty inspecting the road down to the Tugela, near Fort Buckingham, which had been made a few years ago by order of Sir Garnet Wolseley, and accompanied by Mr. Deighton, a trader, resident at Fort Buckingham, went down to the ford across the Tugela. The stream was very low, and ran under the Zulu bank, but they were on this side of it, and had not crossed when they were surrounded by a body of 15 or 20 armed Zulus, made prisoners, and taken off with their horses, which were on the Natal side of the river, and roughly treated and threatened for some time; though, ultimately, at the instance of a headman who came up, they were released and allowed to depart. Additional postage may be required.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. About fine in like dust jacket.

LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, oblong folio, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to front board, frontispiece, unpaginated, illus, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light tanning to eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & tearing to spine & cover edges- tape repairs, light chafing & soiling, minor foxing to flaps).

Cape Town, 1989. Cloth, with dust-jacket. With illustrations. XIX,195 pp. Van Riebeeck Society, 2nd series, 19. - Major John North Crealock (1837-1895) fought in a number of colonial wars, including the Indian Mutiny and the Anglo-Zulu War. This volume is a detailed account of the warfare conducted against the Xhosa in the last phases of the frontier war of 1877-1878. Opinionated and inefficient, Crealock nevertheless gives a sober account of the military situation.

Hardcover. Folio, 10 leaves with hand-written text (seven of which are also hand-painted) and 6 sepia-toned printed plates. In Good condition. Bound in full black leather with gilt titling to front board. Front board nearly detached. Moderate plus rubbing and wear to edges and corners of boards, resulting in loss of pigment in some areas; light overall rubbing and wear to board surfaces. Head and tail of spine chipped. Text block age toned with moderate staining to fore edges of some pages. The handwritten text consists of extracts from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King, alongside a dedicatory leaf near the beginning of the volume and a signature leaf at the end. The seven hand-painted illustrations range from ornamented dropped capitals to full painted scenes around the text, echoing the content of the text and in some cases elements of the adjacent printed plate. The album was created for Adria Fanny Heath (1845-1926), in honor of her marriage to General Frederic Augustus Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827-1905). The artist, Lieutenant-Colonel John North Crealock (1836-1895) fought alongside Thesiger during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and during the Anglo-Zulu War (1879). [Oversized book. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. EH Consignment. Shelved Room A Oversized. 1381783. Special Collections - Upstairs.