The Edges of War. A History of Frontier Wars (1702-1878)
by Milton, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
Juta & Co. Ltd. From the flyleaf: "This book presents for the general reader a new and entertaining account of the long struggle between Europeans and Africans that took place along the eastern frontier of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries." Over 300 pages and over 80 illustrations and maps. 304 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good+. Dust jacket: Good. Edge-wear to all extremities. Some creasing to upper edge. Some light rubbing. Binding: Hardcover. Red boards with gilt on spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quagga Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 305269
- Title
- The Edges of War. A History of Frontier Wars (1702-1878)
- Author
- Milton, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Juta & Co. Ltd
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africana; History;
Terms of Sale
Quagga Books
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About the Seller
Quagga Books
Biblio member since 2018
Cape Town
About Quagga Books
We have been in business for over 25 years. Situated in Kalk Bay, Cape Town at the Southern tip of Africa, we deal in all types of collectable books. Over the years we have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Louis Vuitton Travel Guide, The Guardian and numerous others.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...