Pietermaritzburg: P. Davis & Sons, 1888. 2 volumes-complete. HEAVY. Contemporary green cloth with title and device of NSW Library of Parliament in gilt. Minor flecking to cloth, light foxing to page edges. Ex-parliamentary library with expected stamps. A very nice set of this compendium of Natal (South African) history to the middle of the 19th century. Quite a lot of material on the Zulus including Dingaan and Chaka. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

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Bookseller: Lawrence Jones (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 046104
Title: [2 volumes-complete] the Annals of Natal 1495 to 1845.
Author: Bird, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: P. Davis & Sons
Place of Publication: Pietermaritzburg
Date Published: 1888
Keywords: Natal South Africa Boer Pretoria Exploration Zulu Dingaan Hunting Buffalo Retief
Bookseller catalogs: Africa & South America;
Size: 8vo
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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