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With The Flag To Pretoria. A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900. Two volumes.
by WILSON, H.W.:
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Harmsworth Bros. 1900/1901. 1st editions.. 2 vols. Large Hardbacks, Folio size. 13 x 10 inches. In red cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. Pink boards with dark red spines. In good condition. Some rubbing on edges, volume I small split head of front hinge. Covers part faded with small marks. Else clean and tight copies. 716pp. 2 lg.fold-out maps. Many b/w ills.,mainly from photographs and authentic sketches taken in South Africa. Maps. The story of the Boer War. The preface discusses the effects on the war of the development of smokeless powder and smaller bore ammunition in producing more casualties but fewer deaths. The British Army was completely unprepared for the experience of receiving fire from unknown positions and had to revise tactics to deal with a new way of fighting. The book gives some of the causes of the war, traces its development and progress and discusses the leadership. A final chapter considers lessons to be learned.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91872
- Title
- With The Flag To Pretoria. A History of the Boer War of 1899-1900. Two volumes.
- Author
- WILSON, H.W.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harmsworth Bros. 1900/1901. 1st editions.
- Keywords
- Military Subjects H.W. WILSON, With The Flag To Pretoria, Boer War, 1899-1900, 2 vols, causes, development, progress, leadership, tactics, lessons,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Folio
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
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