Second Hand From Capetown to Ladysmith
Author : G. W. Steevens
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Condition
Very good condition for age. Original publisher's tan cloth boards with black lettering remain clean and presentable, with light rubbing and bumping to the corners and spine ends. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are generally clean with scattered foxing, most noticeable to a number of text pages. Both maps, including the large folding map at the rear, are present and in good condition. A well-preserved example of this early Boer War classic.
Details
General - Pages : 180 | Images : One map and Folding map at rear. | Publisher : William Blackwood and Sons | Place of Publication : Edinburgh and London | Language : English
Hardback - Year of Publication : 1900 | Edition : Third Impression | Size : 196mm x 140mm
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A classic contemporary account of the opening months of the Second Boer War by renowned British war correspondent G. W. Steevens. From Capetown to Ladysmith records Steevens' journey with the British Army from the Cape to the besieged town of Ladysmith, offering vivid eyewitness reporting of the campaign, the soldiers, the landscape and the realities of campaigning in South Africa.
Originally published in 1900, this Third Impression includes a map of the country around Ladysmith and a large folding map illustrating the seat of war in South Africa. Written shortly before Steevens' untimely death during the campaign, the work remains one of the best-known first-hand journalistic accounts of the Boer War.
An increasingly collectible Boer War title, ideal for military historians and collectors of contemporary campaign narratives.
