Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into and Report upon All Matters Relating to the Settlement of the Transvaal Territory [Parts I &Ii]

1st Edition. 249; 121pp. Folio. Original blue printed paper wrappers, hinges reinforced. Some creasing to rear wrapper of Part I. Contemporary ownership signature to front wrapper and penned number to rear wrapper of Part II. Minor chipping to edges of wrappers of both Parts with some staining to edges of text block of Part I. Printed titles to spines of both volumes with minor paper loss to heads and tails of spines. Occasional foxing/spotting to interior of Part I, and two green pencil marks to margins of pages 25 & 53 in Part II. Complete with 9 coloured folding maps in excellent condition, only flaw being a 2" tear near where the first map is affixed to the gutter of the book. A tight and generally clean set in original wraps. very good Parliamentary Paper C-3114 detailing British settlement of the Transvaal in South Africa. Includes detailed accounts of British relationship with the Boers and Zulus and strategies for colonizing the region in a manner to avoid conflict. Part I includes the 9 coloured maps of the region, including 1 very large folding map, and information on gold fields in the region. Part II consists almost entirely of transcripts of meetings with Boer leaders. An interesting document, as issued in blue wraps, published just after the First Boer War and foreshadowing the Second Boer War, which was to occur 17 years later.…