Author: H. Rider Haggard
Title: Cetywayo and His White Neighbors
Description: London , Trubner and Co., 1888. Cloth. An uncommon second edition copy of Cetywayo and His White Neighbours by H. Rider Haggard, with very scarce variant binding. Second edition copy of this work, with addition of a new introduction.In very scarce variant green cloth binding.Cetywayo and His White Neighbours contains remarks on events in what was then Zululand, Natal and the Transvaal. Zululand was a monarchy in Southern Africa and Transvaal was a province of South Africa from 1910 to 1994. This volume is a non-fiction book which was Haggard's first full-length published work based on his time working in South Africa. Cetywayo refers to the Zulu King Cetshwayo who was king of the Zulu Kingdom during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.The new introduction discusses changes in South Africa in the five years since the first edition was published.Print run of 1000 copies only. In the publisher's original variant green cloth binding with gilt titles. Externally, very smart. Light rubbing to joints and extremities. Minor bumping to head and tail of spine. One small mark to rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean and bright, with the odd spot. Previous owners ink stamp on half-title page, title page, content page, preface page (lxxiii), page 1, and last page before end paper. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

Keywords: Cetywayo and His White Neighbours H. Rider Haggard Fiction Africa H. Rider Haggard None


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