Bisset, John Jarvis. (Major-General, C.B.).

Sport and War. Or Recollections of Fighting and Hunting in South Africa from the Years 1834 to 1867 . . . .

John Murray. London 1875 1st edition. Gilt elephant device to front ,red cloth boards. 268pp + 32pp publisher's advertisements. Illustrated plates and in-text drawings, frontis with tissue-guard. 8vo. 215mm x 145mm x 30mm 0.7kg. Re-cased with original boards and new end-papers, original spine laid down. A Good++ copy with excellent contents. Sound and clean. One plate (The Boomah Pass) not extant, no evidence of removal so likely that this was omitted during manufacture (as not infrequent at that time). Owners stamp opposite half-title page (R.G. Thompson, Sunderland) and 'Sold' ticket from W.H. Smith Subscription Library. Excelent folding map at rear. ".... With A Narrative Of H.R.H. The Duke Of Edinburgh's Visit To The Cape". (Sir) John Jarvis Bisset (1819-1894) arrived in South Africa as a child in 1820 and, having been commissioned as an ensign in the Cape Mounted Riflemen in 1835, fought in the 6th, 7th, and 8th Frontier Wars. He became Commanding officer of his regiment and went on to be acting Governor of Natal in 1865 and also Colonel of the 106th Regiment of Foot. (after Wikipedia).

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Book number: 28945

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Godlonton, R.

A Narrative of the Irruption of the Kaffir Hordes Into the Eastern Province of the Cape of Good Hope 1834-1835. Including Parts I, Ii, and Iii of the Introductory Remarks.

Struik. Cape Town 1965. Africana Collectanea Series Vol.XI. Facsimile Reprint of the Meurant & Godlonton 1835 & 1836 editions. Gilt on black 'leather'. 128pp + 270pp +280pp. illustrated maps, foldout map. 8vo. indexed. No inscriptions, 4 square corners. eps tanned else a VG+ copy in VG Brodart protected dustwrapper (no chips, tears, or loss, but tanned inside, shows handling and some marks). Copy No.672 of 750. This is Godlonton's contemporary account of the 6th Frontier War of 1834-1835 and includes his Introductory Remarks. The three volumes originally published are here reproduced as one. His account was compiled both from personal knowledge, information received from Sir Harry Smith, official reports and despatches, and articles originally published in the Graham's Town Journal of which he was editor. Various appendices and an index covering both the 'Narrative' and the 'Introductory Remarks'.

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Book number: 28955

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Keywords: caffre caffir cafir kaffir kafir 6th frontier war wars eastern cape african south african british kaffraria southern

Milton, John.

The Edges of War. A History of Frontier Wars (1702-1878).

Juta. Cape Town 1983 1st edition. Red cloth boards. 304pp illustrated 8vo. An absolutely Mint unread copy in matching dustwrapper. Untouched, still sealed in original publisher's brown paper wrapping. ISBN: 9780702113314 An account of the struggles between Europeans and Africans along the Eastern frontier of the Cape of Good Hope during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The Boers, and then the English settlers, came into conflict with the Xhosa tribes in the Eastern Cape, the struggle ending for the Xhosa with starvation and famine as a result of the Great Cattle Killing of 1857. Profusely illustrated with extensive notes and bibliography. An excellent account of the wars.

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Book number: 28475

Catalogue: Frontier Wars

Keywords: 1820 eighteen twenty settlers military war kaffir kafir frontier war wars south southern africa african eastern cape koba ngqika john barrow fort frederick willshire cox armstrong governor janssens fish kat river grahamstown bathurst xhosa xhosaland maqom

Milton, John.

The Edges of War. A History of Frontier Wars (1702-1878).

Juta. Cape Town 1983 1st edition. Red cloth boards. 304pp illustrated 8vo. An absolutely Mint unread copy in matching dustwrapper. Untouched in original publishers brown paper wrapping. ISBN: 9780702113314 An account of the struggles between Europeans and Africans along the Eastern frontier of the Cape of Good Hope during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The Boers, and then the English settlers, came into conflict with the Xhosa tribes in the Eastern Cape, the struggle ending for the Xhosa with starvation and famine as a result of the Great Cattle Killing of 1857. Profusely illustrated with extensive notes and bibliography. An excellent account of the wars.

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Book number: 28476

Catalogue: Frontier Wars

Keywords: 1820 eighteen twenty settlers military war kaffir kafir frontier war wars south southern africa african eastern cape koba ngqika john barrow fort frederick willshire cox armstrong governor janssens fish kat river grahamstown bathurst xhosa xhosaland maqom

Milton, John.

The Edges of War. A History of Frontier Wars (1702-1878).

Juta. Cape Town 1983 1st edition. Red cloth boards. 304pp illustrated 8vo. An absolutely Mint unread copy in matching dustwrapper. Untouched in original publishers brown paper wrapping. ISBN: 9780702113314 An account of the struggles between Europeans and Africans along the Eastern frontier of the Cape of Good Hope during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The Boers, and then the English settlers, came into conflict with the Xhosa tribes in the Eastern Cape, the struggle ending for the Xhosa with starvation and famine as a result of the Great Cattle Killing of 1857. Profusely illustrated with extensive notes and bibliography. An excellent account of the wars.

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Book number: 28477

Catalogue: Frontier Wars

Keywords: 1820 eighteen twenty settlers military war kaffir kafir frontier war wars south southern africa african eastern cape koba ngqika john barrow fort frederick willshire cox armstrong governor janssens fish kat river grahamstown bathurst xhosa xhosaland maqom

Milton, John.

The Edges of War. A History of Frontier Wars (1702-1878).

Juta. Cape Town 1983 1st edition. Red cloth boards. 304pp illustrated 8vo. An absolutely Mint unread copy in matching dustwrapper. Untouched in original publishers brown paper wrapping. ISBN: 9780702113314 An account of the struggles between Europeans and Africans along the Eastern frontier of the Cape of Good Hope during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The Boers, and then the English settlers, came into conflict with the Xhosa tribes in the Eastern Cape, the struggle ending for the Xhosa with starvation and famine as a result of the Great Cattle Killing of 1857. Profusely illustrated with extensive notes and bibliography. An excellent account of the wars.

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Book number: 28478

Catalogue: Frontier Wars

Keywords: 1820 eighteen twenty settlers military war kaffir kafir frontier war wars south southern africa african eastern cape koba ngqika john barrow fort frederick willshire cox armstrong governor janssens fish kat river grahamstown bathurst xhosa xhosaland maqom

Milton, John.

The Edges of War. A History of Frontier Wars (1702-1878).

Juta. Cape Town 1983 1st edition. Red cloth boards. 304pp illustrated 8vo. An absolutely Mint unread copy in matching dustwrapper. Untouched in original publishers brown paper wrapping. ISBN: 9780702113314 An account of the struggles between Europeans and Africans along the Eastern frontier of the Cape of Good Hope during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The Boers, and then the English settlers, came into conflict with the Xhosa tribes in the Eastern Cape, the struggle ending for the Xhosa with starvation and famine as a result of the Great Cattle Killing of 1857. Profusely illustrated with extensive notes and bibliography. An excellent account of the wars.

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Book number: 28479

Catalogue: Frontier Wars

Keywords: 1820 eighteen twenty settlers military war kaffir kafir frontier war wars south southern africa african eastern cape koba ngqika john barrow fort frederick willshire cox armstrong governor janssens fish kat river grahamstown bathurst xhosa xhosaland maqom

Smith, Keith.

The Wedding Feast War: The Final Tragedy of the Xhosa People.

Self. 2010. True 1st edition. Green cloth boards. 344pp illustrated colour plates and folding map at rear. 8vo 0.8kg. No inscription. edges & eps spotted, a VG copy in matching dustwrapper. ISBN: 9780980564747 Referring to the 9th Frontier war this work has made extensive use of British Parliamentary Papers and official War Office despatches as well as personal accounts and correspondence to tell the full story.

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Book number: 28653

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Smithers, A.J.

The Kaffir Wars 1779 - 1877.

19th Century Military Campaigns. Leo Cooper. London 1973. First edition. Black cloth boards. 288pp illustrated b/w plates, maps on eps. 8vo 0.6kg. Small ownership inscription and label ffep else VG in matching dustwrapper (spine fades, in Brodart jacket cover). ISBN: 9780850521078 A more popular account than other texts, it nevertheless gives a full and detailed account of the events now known as the Frontier Wars. Index of regiments & Corps engaged in these wars in the Eastern Cape.

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Book number: 28652

Catalogue: Frontier Wars

Keywords: grahamstown sir harry smith lord charles somerset slachter's nek military eastern cape frontier kafir kaffir wars frontier wars border south southern africa african