1st thuss, Limited, Numbered edition #423 of 1000 limited edition copies signed by the Director .with origination materials as well as new lithographic plates; Original red rexine gilt, with matching slipcase; a.e.g.; ribbon marker; pictorial endpapers; pp. (xxiv) + 318; battle plan; plates. All edges gilt. Facsimile reprint of the 1900 first edition. "This highly interesting book is a narrative of the episodes of the Boer war by a correspondent with the Boer army. Mr. Hillegas was present at many of the most exciting and most dramatic episodes of the war. He was with a force which attempted to relieve Cronj� at Paardeberg, was present during a considerable part of the siege of Ladysmith, at the battle of Colenso, at the surprise of Sanna?s Post. His book, written with dramatic vigour, is a spirited description of the Boer methods, of their military strength, and contains vivid character sketches of most of the Boer leaders with whom Mr. Hillegas was on terms of fairly intimate friendship. This book, although written by one who sympathises with the Boers, is permeated by a spirit of chivalry, and it contains little that can offend the most sensitive of Englishmen. It throws a flood of light on many of the episodes which have been mysterious, and explains the secrets of the many successes which the Boers have won." ? Methuen?s catalogue of August 1900. Seller Inventory # 100897

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Title: With the Boer Forces (Scripta Africana ...

Publisher: Scripta Africana Series, Johannesburg, South Africa

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: B/W Illus

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued

Signed: Signed By Notable

Edition: 1st

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