Author: Godlonton, R.
Title: 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.
Description: 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 G++ 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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