First edition book is tight with no markings, some soiling and tanning to page edges, some soiling to blank pages and paste downs, boards have rubbing and soiling along with some bumping to corners with cardboard showing.
First edition book is tight with no markings, some soiling and tanning to page edges, some soiling to blank pages and paste downs, boards have rubbing and soiling along with some bumping to corners with cardboard showing.
Good+/Good 1928 1st edition Shaw hardback, unclipped DJ in sleeve. Some spotting to page edges and end-papers, name to fly-leaf, some wear and minor tears visible to dust-jacket edges, corners and spine ends but still bright and complete, a little spine fade to DJ, lovely decorated boards and colour frontispiece. Sent Airmail at no extra cost; Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Exploration; The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 055202.
Good+/Good 1928 1st edition Shaw hardback, unclipped DJ in sleeve. Some spotting to page edges and end-papers, name to fly-leaf, some wear and minor tears visible to dust-jacket edges, corners and spine ends but still bright and complete, a little spine fade to DJ, lovely decorated boards and colour frontispiece. Sent Airmail at no extra cost; Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Exploration; The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 055202.
Canada's Sons on Kopje and Veldt: a Historical Account of the Canadian Contingents
Marquis, T.G.
Canada's Sons on Kopje and Veldt: a Historical Account of the Canadian Contingents
Marquis, T.G.
Publisher: the Canada's Sons Publishing Co
Date published: 1900 1900
Format: Hardcover
1st edition. xviii, 490 pp. Dark brown decorated boards with gilt title on spine and front board. No dustjacket. Octavo with black and white illustrations in text. Very good condition An account of the three Canadian contingents that fought in the South African War.
10+404 pages, folding map, map, illustrations: based on his diaries & letters forming a unique record of life in Kimberley, Pretoria, the gold fields & Griqualand West, Mendelssohn II.587 "full of valuable information about the country, the Boers, the natives & the diggers"; hardback, original boards, bright gilt lettering, sl foxing to prelims & edges ow vg FIRST EDITION.
Canada's Sons on Kopje and Veldt. a Historical Account of the Canadian Contingents
Marquis, T.G.
Canada's Sons on Kopje and Veldt. a Historical Account of the Canadian Contingents
Marquis, T.G.
Publisher: Canada's Sons Publishing Co
Date published: 1900 1900
Format: Leatherbound
1st Edition. xviii, 490pp. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding with spine title in gilt. Embossed cover. Very little wear; some dirt on foot. Lithographic fontis piece; black and white plates. A very sell preserved edition. fine Based on the official dispatches of Lieutenant-Colonel W. D. Otter and the other Commanding Officers at the front; on the letters and despatches of such war correspondents as C. Frederick Hamilton, S.C. Simonski, Stanley McKeown Brown, John Ewan and W. Richmond Smith.
Plain and Veldt: Being Studies, Stories and Sketches of My Own People in Peace and at War
Abbott, J.H.M.
Plain and Veldt: Being Studies, Stories and Sketches of My Own People in Peace and at War
Abbott, J.H.M.
Publisher: Methuen & Co
Date published: 1903
Format: Hardcover
1st edition. 306 pages (complete). The original boards are worn, cocked, a bit chipped, sunned, marked but remains strong. Repaired on spine. Tanning, minor marks within the book. Deckle edges. However, it is still in fair condition considering age, tightly bound and intact. Pages remains clear and crisp. MK.
10+404 pages, folding map, map, illustrations: based on his diaries & letters forming a unique record of life in Kimberley, Pretoria, the gold fields & Griqualand West, Mendelssohn II.587 "full of valuable information about the country, the Boers, the natives & the diggers"; hardback, original boards, bright gilt lettering, sl foxing to prelims & edges ow vg FIRST EDITION.
Canada's Sons on Kopje and Veldt: a Historical Account of the Canadian Contingents
Marquis, T.G.
Canada's Sons on Kopje and Veldt: a Historical Account of the Canadian Contingents
Marquis, T.G.
Publisher: the Canada's Sons Publishing Co
Date published: 1900 1900
Format: Hardcover
1st edition. xviii, 490 pp. Dark brown decorated boards with gilt title on spine and front board. No dustjacket. Octavo with black and white illustrations in text. Very good condition An account of the three Canadian contingents that fought in the South African War.
Plain and Veldt: Being Studies, Stories and Sketches of My Own People in Peace and at War
Abbott, J.H.M.
Plain and Veldt: Being Studies, Stories and Sketches of My Own People in Peace and at War
Abbott, J.H.M.
Publisher: Methuen & Co
Date published: 1903
Format: Hardcover
1st edition. 306 pages (complete). The original boards are worn, cocked, a bit chipped, sunned, marked but remains strong. Repaired on spine. Tanning, minor marks within the book. Deckle edges. However, it is still in fair condition considering age, tightly bound and intact. Pages remains clear and crisp. MK.
Canada's Sons on Kopje and Veldt. a Historical Account of the Canadian Contingents
Marquis, T.G.
Canada's Sons on Kopje and Veldt. a Historical Account of the Canadian Contingents
Marquis, T.G.
Publisher: Canada's Sons Publishing Co
Date published: 1900 1900
Format: Leatherbound
1st Edition. xviii, 490pp. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding with spine title in gilt. Embossed cover. Very little wear; some dirt on foot. Lithographic fontis piece; black and white plates. A very sell preserved edition. fine Based on the official dispatches of Lieutenant-Colonel W. D. Otter and the other Commanding Officers at the front; on the letters and despatches of such war correspondents as C. Frederick Hamilton, S.C. Simonski, Stanley McKeown Brown, John Ewan and W. Richmond Smith.
Volume 2 only. A true first edition, number 53 of 150 and signed by the author, Dave C. George, on the limitation page. There is little, if any, evidence of wear to the boards, which are bright and strong. Internally, there are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are crisp, clean and complete. Tightly bound and handsome indeed! JK.
x + 404pp. 2 folding maps, 18 illustrations on 16 plates, top edge gilt. Some very light browning, original gilt lettered cloth, spine ends very slightly rubbed. Mendelssohn 2, p.587: "1. Laying the Boundary-line from the Orange to Vaal Rivers. 2. From the Diamond Fields to Delagoa Bay. 3. From Cape Town to Kimberley. 4. The Land Settlement of Griqualand West..." A nice copy in very good condition. First Edition. SR24.
x + 404pp. 2 folding maps, 18 illustrations on 16 plates, top edge gilt. Some very light browning, original gilt lettered cloth, spine ends very slightly rubbed. Mendelssohn 2, p.587: "1. Laying the Boundary-line from the Orange to Vaal Rivers. 2. From the Diamond Fields to Delagoa Bay. 3. From Cape Town to Kimberley. 4. The Land Settlement of Griqualand West..." A nice copy in very good condition. First Edition. SR24.
Volume 2 only. A true first edition, number 53 of 150 and signed by the author, Dave C. George, on the limitation page. There is little, if any, evidence of wear to the boards, which are bright and strong. Internally, there are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are crisp, clean and complete. Tightly bound and handsome indeed! JK.
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gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.