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A West Pointer with the Boers.
by BLAKE Colonel J Y
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Torpoint, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Boston: Angel Guardian Press, 1903 frst edition. 411 pages. 48 plates. Publisher's black cloth titled in white with flags of the Boer republics on the spine and an illustration of the author on horseback on the front board, two private ownership stamps 'Woody Nel collection' on the titlepage (see photo 4).
John Blake was a lieutenant in the US Army and resigned his commission in 1889 after serving in the Apache Wars. He failed as a businessman in Grand Rapids and went to South Africa as a gold prospector. He took command of about 350 Irish volunteers at the start of the Boer War.
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- Bookseller
- Victor Sutcliffe
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48034
- Title
- A West Pointer with the Boers.
- Author
- BLAKE Colonel J Y
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Angel Guardian Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1903
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- military history; second boer war; transvaal irish brigade; transvaal army
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Africa;
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About the Seller
Victor Sutcliffe
Biblio member since 2014
Torpoint, Cornwall
About Victor Sutcliffe
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