Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1972. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Facsimile reprint of 1897 edition with new publisher's introduction. Leatherbound deluxe numbered 119 of 150 copies. Edition in the Rhodesiana Reprint Library. Bookplate on fixed front endpaper. Binding and hinges tight, pages clean and bright. Leather binding is in as new condition with bright gilt lettering. Slipcase is clean with cloth over boards in fine condition, minor fading on edges. ; Focuses on the Rebellion of 1896 and how it played out in the Matabeleland of Rhodesia. Full-page black and white plates, Two folded maps tipped in. ; 9.0" tall; 296 pages.

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Bookseller: Cat's Cradle Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3980047
Title: With Plumer in Matabeleland
Author: Sykes, Frank W
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Books of Rhodesia
Place of Publication: Bulawayo
Date Published: 1972
Keywords: HISTORY, AFRICA, RHODESIA, ZIMBABWE
Bookseller catalogs: History; Africa;

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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...
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...