A Yeoman's Letters, by P. T. Ross (Late Corporal 69th Sussex Company I.Y.)
by Ross, P. T
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1901). 8vo; original pictorial cream cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and in black on upper cover; pp. 186; frontis. portrait; humorous illustrations. Cloth slightly discoloured and rubbed; backstrip a little snagged at head; edges, endpapers and outermost leaves rather foxed, some fox spots elsewhere. Good. (Mendelssohn II, p. 253; Hackett, p. 181) 'A humorous description of camp life in the Sussex Yeomanry "on trek" with Generals Roberts and Clements during a portion of the South African War. The illustrations are very comical, and depict in a graphic manner the author's experiences in the Veld. The series of letters embrace the period from June 1900 to April 1901.' - Mendelssohn .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9343
- Title
- A Yeoman's Letters, by P. T. Ross (Late Corporal 69th Sussex Company I.Y.)
- Author
- Ross, P. T
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1901)
- Keywords
- 227 Anglo-Boer War
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anglo-Boer War;
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Leaves
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- Foxed
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Edges
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