Denys Reitz (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Commando: A Boer Journal of the Anglo-Boer War This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A clean and tightly bound book. Pencil notations on pages. Cover boards and spine faded. Good reading/reference copy. African animals in their natural habitat.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reitz, who took part in the Boer and First World Wars, was a politician during the period of this book (1919 to 1942), and a cabinet minister for much it. He also helped found many of the South African game reserves that we have today. The brilliantly written narrative outlines his adventurous life and also also provides an engaging account of South Africa's entry into the Second World War. Fifth impression, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, no jacket, 288pp, contains fold out maps at rear of book. Some internal creasing/folds to page block, minor foxing to paste downs and endpapers, and toning commensurate with age.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Faber and Faber, London 1943. Hardback. Book condition very good. Blue cloth covered boards. Internally clean tight and unmarked, apart from owner's signature on inner front endpaper. Dustcover, fair with tears and gaps. Protected with clear cellophane covers. This book is Reitz third, and final, volume of autobiography, following 'Commando, and 'Trekking on'. This book covers the period from the end of the First World was until 1943, shortly before he died in 1944. While the previous two volumes concentrated on military endeavours, this volume speaks more of South African politics in the 1920s and 1930, when he was deputy Prime Minister, it ends, with him once again engaged in war. The Foreword is by Jan Smuts, then Prime Minister of South Africa. …