Recollections of a Boer Prisoner-Of-War at Ceylon by Brink, J N - 1904

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Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers-Maatschappij, 1904. Illustrated throughout with numerous black and white photographs and maps. Bookplate on fixed end paper. 220 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Bumping to lower corners.

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Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uigevers-Maatschappij, v/h Jac. Dusseau & Co., Amsterdam / Cape Town, 1904. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 220 pages (complete). A most pleasing copy. The green boards have a tipped in illustration plate on the front, gilt titling. The palm green boards are handsome, sure. They have very mild wear to the corners from shelving. Within, the contents are most gratifying. Other than tape marks on the end pages the contents are clean, clear, genial, convivial, neat, smart and very healthy. r*13/12/2021 [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hollandsch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed. In its own handsome, custom-made slipcase. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front end page. The boards are a little rubbed and edge worn, but remain strong and sturdy. Internally, there are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are neat and complete. The binding is secure. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

1904. Amsterdam / Cape Town, Hollansch-Afrikaansche Uitgevers-Maatschappij, 1904. 15.5 cm x 23 cm. Frontispiece, 220 pages. Hardcover [very decorative, original publisher's green cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Front board is inlaid with illustration. Rear board is inlaid with coat of arms and flags of the South African (Transvaal) Republic and the Orange Free State. Excellent, actually stunning / Fine condition with only absolutely minor signs of external wear. Interior is very bright and clean with sharp corners. A narrative of an Afrikaner/ Boer soldier on a prisoner-of-war camp in Sri-Lanka. Includes, for example, the following: Descriptions of Ceylon (Sri-Lanka), its history, and its people / Description of surrender and imprisonment in South Africa / Life as a prisoner-of-war from the Second Anglo-Boer War on the island / Descriptions of Diyatalawa and Ragama camps etc. As the South African republics' fortunes waned after their initial successes, the numbers of… Read More