Author: Winston Spencer Churchill
Title: London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria
Description: London, Longmans Green, and Co, 1900 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Winston Churchill's account of his personal experiences during the Second Boer War, illustrated with folding maps, and in the publisher's original cloth. The first edition, first impression of Winston Churchill's account of his adventures and impressions during the first five months of the African War. This is the first of two books written by Churchill regarding his newspaper despatches sent from the front in South Africa during the Second Boer War. Illustrated with four maps, three of which are folding and one in colour, and four illustrated plans, one full page. Collated, complete.Retaining the original half title, and with two pages of advertisements, followed by a thirty-two page publisher's catalogue, to the rear.This work recounts Churchill's story of being captured by the Boers and his daring escape which gave him celebrity status assisting in launching his political career. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Front joint and head of rear joint, starting, with significant fraying to the cloth. Discolouration to back strip, with losses to the cloth at back strip head and tail. Tide mark to head of front board. Front hinge starting, with board slightly tender. Front endpaper detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with some significant spotting to first few leaves. Tape repairs and reinforcements to reverse of folding map frontispiece. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: Second Boer War Relief of Ladysmith pretoria south africa Relief of Ladysmith Not Stated
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Title: London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria
Description: London, Longmans Green, and Co, 1900 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Winston Churchill's account of his personal experiences during the Second Boer War, illustrated with folding maps, and in the publisher's original cloth. The first edition, first impression of Winston Churchill's account of his adventures and impressions during the first five months of the African War. This is the first of two books written by Churchill regarding his newspaper despatches sent from the front in South Africa during the Second Boer War. Illustrated with four maps, three of which are folding and one in colour, and four illustrated plans, one full page. Collated, complete.Retaining the original half title, and with two pages of advertisements, followed by a thirty-two page publisher's catalogue, to the rear.This work recounts Churchill's story of being captured by the Boers and his daring escape which gave him celebrity status assisting in launching his political career. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Front joint and head of rear joint, starting, with significant fraying to the cloth. Discolouration to back strip, with losses to the cloth at back strip head and tail. Tide mark to head of front board. Front hinge starting, with board slightly tender. Front endpaper detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with some significant spotting to first few leaves. Tape repairs and reinforcements to reverse of folding map frontispiece. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Keywords: Second Boer War Relief of Ladysmith pretoria south africa Relief of Ladysmith Not Stated
Price: GBP 175.00 = appr. US$ 249.90 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 822F6
- Book number: 822F6
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