London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria
by Churchill, Winston Spencer
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Copp, Clark Company, 1900. Hardcover. very good. 1st Canadian Edition. xi,1l.,496 pp.pp. Sm. Octavo. Three folding maps (including frontispiece) and illustrations (maps and plans) in original decorated brown cloth. Spine somewhat darkened. Text is very clean with no internal problems. Boards a little soiled but overall a very presentable copy. very good Woods A4 (1ST English Edition). A personal record of the author's experiences in the first five months of the African war originally published in the 'Morning Post'. Scarcer than the U.K or U.S. Editions. 1900
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123586
- Title
- London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria
- Author
- Churchill, Winston Spencer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Copp, Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- South Africa|Travel and Exploration|Boer War|Churchill|Military
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...