From Capetown to Ladysmith: An Unfinished Record of the South African War. Edited by Vernon Blackburn.

Language: English

Published by Edinburgh / London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1900

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Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, Cork, IrelandInanna Rare Books Ltd.

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First edition. 13 x 19.5cm. (8), 180 pages, with a map of the Country round Ladysmith and a large fold-out map at the rear, illustrating the Seat of War in South Africa. Includes a 32 page publisher's catalogue to rear. Original clothbound hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Deckled edges. Very good condition. Minor signs of external wear, including bumping to corner and small stain to front board. Front endpaper starting to tear. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Contents include: Loyal Aliwal: A Tragi-Comedy / The Battle of Elandslaagte / The Bivouac / The Story of Nicholson's Nek / The Guns at Rietfontein / In a Conning-Tower / An Irish Highlander in Trouble / G.W. Steevens was a British journalist and writer. As a journalist, he distinguished himself by his clearness of vision and vivid style, and was connected successively with the National Observer, the Pall Mall Gazette, and, from 1896, the Daily Mail. He was the most famous war correspondent of his time. Steevens utilised the articles which appeared in these and other publications in various books, such as Monologues of the Dead (1895), The Land of the Dollar (America) (1897), With the Conquering Turk (1897), The Tragedy of Dreyfus and his posthumous From Cape Town to Ladysmith, written while he was appointed by the Daily Mail as war correspondent to South Africa during the Second Boer War in 1899. (Wikipedia). …

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Title
From Capetown to Ladysmith: An Unfinished Record of the South African War. Edited by Vernon Blackburn.
Author
Steevens, G.W.
Publisher
Edinburgh / London, William Blackwood and Sons
Publication year
1900
Condition
Sehr gut
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
Item weight
1,200,000 grams
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Inanna Rare Books Ltd.

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