First City; A Saga of Service

Griffiths, Reginald

Published by Howard Timmins, Cape Town, 1970

About this Item

Blue cloth with silver lettering to spine in a simple pictorial dw, black/white plates. Limited edition being number 590 of 1000. The regimental history of the First City of Grahamstown Volunteers. The personal copy/from the library of the Regt.'s Commanding Officer (variously from 1930 - 1946) W. D. Wood's brother. Included are a series of press cuttings, mainly obituaries and a small Christmas card dated 1917 issued by the Royal Flying Corps complete with Cadet Wood's printed name. A rare item and good association copy. Dw is generally quite tatty with some minor loss at head and tail; and a small damp stain to the lower bottom front that extends onto the book itself as a slight stain without any damage.

Seller Inventory # 000196

Bibliographic Details

• Title: First City; A Saga of Service
• Publisher: Howard Timmins, Cape Town
• Publication Date: 1970
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Africana
  • Military History