A Soldier's View of Empire: The Reminiscences of James Bodell, 1831-92 by Bodell, James; Sinclair Keith (ed) - 1982

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

Penguin Random House. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Bodley Head, London, 1982, first edition. 216 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0370302249 B&w plates. "James Bodell was born in 1831 near Nottingham, the son of poor parents. At sixteen, he enlisted in the army and was sent first to Ireland, then slowly recovering fro m the great potato famine, and then to Hong Kong, where most of his regiment died of malaria or other tropical diseases. He bought himself out of the army and went to Van Diemen's Land (later Tasmania) where he kept a hotel, but eventuall y b e c a m e d isgusted with the atmosphere of a recent convict settlement. In 1856 he moved to Victoria, where the great gold rush had begun, prospered, but finally lost his money in unwise speculation during a period of excessive drinking. In 1 8 63 h e vo lu nt e er ed to serve in New Zealand in the Maori wars. Discharged in 1866, he was given a town lot of land as well as farming land by the government at the town of Tauranga, where he was an… Read More

Bodley Head, London, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Contemporary. 500 g; pp. 216; 12 plates; price clipping of the front fold over flap, otherwise no damage. This book presents a unique picture of the British Empire and how it colonised, and what life in the British Army of the time was like in the ranks. This is a frank, often amusing and very colourful account of the Empire seen from below. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Contemporary. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Military; History; ISBN: 0370302249. ISBN/EAN: 9780370302249. Inventory No: 0224308. . 9780370302249

Bodley Head, London, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Contemporary. 500 g; pp. 216; 12 plates; gift details opposite title page, otherwise no damage. This book presents a unique picture of the British Empire and how it colonised, and what life in the British Army of the time was like in the ranks. This is a frank, often amusing and very colourful account of the Empire seen from below. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Contemporary. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Military; History; ISBN: 0370302249. ISBN/EAN: 9780370302249. Inventory No: 0234254. . 9780370302249

Uk: Bodley Head. Very Good. Hardcover. 1982. 215 pages. ink name front fly otherwise clean tidy copy .

UK: Bodley Head. Good. Hardcover. 1982. life in the Victorian army settled in Tauranga .

London: The Bodley Head, 1982. 216pp, bw ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Some light foxing to endpaper and jacket flaps, spine slightly sunned. Reminiscences originally written from 1881. Bodell enlisted in the army at 16, going first to Ireland then to Hong Kong where most of his regiment died of malaria or other tropical diseases. He bought himself out of the army and went to Tasmania (then Van Diemen's Land) and later to Victoria where the gold rush had begun. He volunteered to serve in New Zealand in the Maori Wars and became a pioneer at Tauranga. The edited reminiscences provide a unique picture of how the British Empire was colonised and what life was like in the British army in the ranks.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

UK: Bodley Head. Good. Hardcover. 1982. 215 pages. .