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After Pretoria: The Guerilla War
by H. W. Wilson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Amalgamated Press Limited, 1902. First edition. Leather. Good. 13" by 10". Not Stated. A first edition copy of this illustrated two-volume supplement to 'With the Flag of Pretoria' by Herbert Wrigley Wilson. The first edition of this two-volume work in a quarter morocco binding with marbled end papers and edges. Binder's label of 'The Excelsior Bindings' to the front paste downs of both volumes.This two-volume set is the supplement to 'With the Flag of Pretoria', a historical study of the Boer War also written by Herbert Wrigley Wilson (1866-1940), a British journalist and naval historian. This work continues on the topic of the Boer War, starting from the Bethlehem Campaign in 1900 and ending with the Peace Negotiations in 1902. The Boer War was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa between 1899-1902.Illustrated with numerous black-and-white in-text illustrations from photographs and sketches. Collated, complete. In a quarter morocco binding. Externally sound, with rubbing to the spines and shelf wear to the extremities. Horizontal tear to the tail of the backstrip to Volume I. Both joints to both volumes are cracked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 896M18
- Title
- After Pretoria: The Guerilla War
- Author
- H. W. Wilson
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Amalgamated Press Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 13" by 10"
- Keywords
- Boer War Herbert Wrigley Wilson With the Flag of Pretoria Herbert Wrigley Wilson
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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