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The Natal Campaign
by Bennet Burleigh
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall , 1900. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated . Review copy of this account of the Natal Campaign during the South African War. Account of the Natal Campaign during the Second Boer War by Bennet Burleigh, spy and journalist, and later celebrated war correspondent for The Daily Telegraph. An advance copy, with slip bound in to title page: "This Book will be published on March 26th and Messrs. Chapman and Hall request that no review of acknowledgment be allowed to appear before that date. Price 6/-"Illustrated with black and white illustrations and maps, one folding. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, spine and boards slightly bumped to extremities, damp marks to spine and boards, rear board slightly stained. Advertising slip tipped in to front free endpaper, advance copy slip bound in to title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 822A26
- Title
- The Natal Campaign
- Author
- Bennet Burleigh
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- first editions south african war history natal campaign south african war
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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