OOM PAUL'S PEOPLE: A Narrative of the British-Boer Troubles in South Africa, with a History of the Boers, the Country, and Its Institutions
by Hillegas, Howard C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Illustrated with eight photographs and a map of South Africa. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1900. First edition. Octavo. Original green cloth binding, with black titles and pictorial black and brown stamping on the front, and gilt titles on the spine. Ink address stamp to the front flyleaf. Negligible stain to the fore-edge of the last few pages. The spine is a trifle faded; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65272
- Title
- OOM PAUL'S PEOPLE: A Narrative of the British-Boer Troubles in South Africa, with a History of the Boers, the Country, and Its Institutions
- Author
- Hillegas, Howard C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Africa, South Africa, Boer War, Zulu
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- 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....
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...