TOWARDS PRETORIA: A Record of the War between Briton and Boer to the Relief of Kimberley. By Julian Ralph, Special War Correspondent to the "Daily mail". With a Summary of Subsequent Events to the Hoisting of the British flag at Bloemfontein. With Historical Foreword, Appendices and Map
by Ralph, Julian
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, (1900).. (1900).. Good. - Octavo, red cloth titled & decorated in gilt. Pieces of brown leather have been glued to the corners and the head and tail of the spine, possibly in an attempt to reinforce the book. 328 pages with the title page printed in red and black. Illustrated with a folding map. The front hinge is cracked. A good copy. <p>First American edition.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1632
- Title
- TOWARDS PRETORIA: A Record of the War between Briton and Boer to the Relief of Kimberley. By Julian Ralph, Special War Correspondent to the "Daily mail". With a Summary of Subsequent Events to the Hoisting of the British flag at Bloemfontein. With Historical Foreword, Appendices and Map
- Author
- Ralph, Julian
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, (1900).
- Date Published
- (1900).
- Keywords
- MILITARY; HISTORY; BOER WAR; BRITISH; SOUTH AFRICA; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; TOWARDS PRETORIA; JULIAN RALPH; BLOEMFONTEIN; FOLDING MAP; 1ST US EDITION.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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