Anglo-Boer War from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

(Cape Town: Purnell, 1974) 360002684. 8vo; original black rexine, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. viii + (ii) + 127; photographs, incl. some colour; tables. Dustwrapper somewhat edgeworn, with a little loss to head of spine panel and crease to lower panel. Very good condition, in a modest dustwrapper. "Coin-collectors, particularly ZAR enthusiasts, will welcome the publication of… Read more about this item

(no place: manufacturer unnamed, ca 1900). 108 mm (height) x 73 mm (upper diameter). Small chip at base. The nature of the etching is very similar to those in the glasses distributed by the English Fruit Preserving Co., with simple captioned portraits Baden-Powell and Kitchener, illustrated in Plate 118 of "Boer War Memorabilia" by Pieter Oosthuizen. General Buller was initially… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2014) 9781868420742. 270 x 227 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 304, incl. index; liberally illustrated in monochrome and full colour, with maps, contemporary artwork and photographs. Fine condition. "First published in 1979 Thomas Pakenham's The Boer War is still considered the standard text on the subject and this sensitively abridged illustrated edition brings it to a wider… Read more about this item

(London: Osprey, 1979) 0850453127. Small 4to; original blue boards, lettered in silver gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 224, incl. index; maps; reproductions of contemporary photographs and artwork. Trace of very light foxing. Very good condition. "This epic siege, which lasted from October 1899 to early March 1900, and the story of the battles to bring about Ladysmith's… Read more about this item

(Sedgefield: the authors, 1999) 0620245344. Authors' signed presentation inscription to title page. 240 x 168 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 239 + (i), incl index; illustrations. Wrappers very slightly creased; occasional fox spot. Good to very good condition. "Commandant Gideon Scheepers and the Search for His Grave commemorates the manner of Scheepers' passing and the mystery that followed. This book… Read more about this item

(London: Faber & Faber, 1931). 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in yellow on spine; tinted top edge; no dustwrapper; pp. (iv) + 331, incl. index; folding map. Spine a little sunned; trace of wear to extremities of cloth; contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper; short tear to folding map, well outside image area. Remarkably clean internally. Good condition. Boer… Read more about this item

(Volksrust: the authors, 2013). Revised edition. 295 x 210 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. x + (iv) + 357; profusely illustrated with maps and battle plans and numerous photographs, including some in colour. Wrappers very slightly rubbed. Near-fine condition. Bilingual text: Afrikaans on the left and English on the right of each page. "This guide covers the eastern part of the… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 1990) 0947464212. 4to; original brown boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xviii + (ii) + 320, incl. index; profusely illustrated with contemporary photographs and artwork, some of which in full colour. Dustwrapper partially sunned and very slightly rubbed; trace of foxing to edges and outermost leaves, occasional faint fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. "The… Read more about this item

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more about this item

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more about this item

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more about this item

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more about this item

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more about this item

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more about this item

---. Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. The page measures 37 x 27.5 cm, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cm. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1954). 8vo; original pale blue cloth, lettered in black on spine and upper cover; no dustwrapper; pp. (viii) + 187, incl. index; plates. Very lightly rubbed; front free endpaper removed; trace of foxing. Good condition. Afrikaans text. A study of the concentration camp system employed by the British forces to isolate Boer women and… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Nasionale Pers, 1936). Squarish 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in white on spine and upper cover; no dustwrapper; pp. (vi) + vi + (ii) + 274, incl. index; plates. Earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; light browning; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. Afrikaans text. (Nienaber I, p. 75) "Ds. Burger… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Saul Solomon, 1882). 8vo; somewhat later blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. (vi) + 420; frontis. portrait; maps and plans, incl. folding. Boards very lightly rubbed; short closed tear to folding map, not touching image area. Very good condition. Dutch text. (Mendelssohn II, p. 597) 'This volume describes the "Great Trek"… Read more about this item

(Pretoria: Sentrale Dokumentasiediens, Suid-Afrikaanse Weermag, 1973) 0621013161. 4to; original black rexine, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; pp. (iv) + iv + 106, incl. index; contemporary photographs; maps and table, including folding. Trace of foxing to edges. Very good condition. Afrikaans text, with English abstract. "Die Britse Deurbraak aan die Benede-Tugela op Majubadag 1900 handel oor 'n krisisoomblik… Read more about this item

(Amsterdam: De Bussy / The Hague: Geuze & Co’s, 1930 - 1938). Eight 8vo volumes, variously of cream, blue, red and black cloth, with lettering to spines and upper covers. Light wear to cloth; spines a little sunned; some volumes with earlier owner's name signed on fly-leaf, others with hand-stamp to front free endpaper; occasional fox spot. Good… Read more about this item