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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR004809878
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The war declared by the Boers on 11 October 1899 gave the British, as Kipling said, no end of a lesson'. The public expected it to be over by Christmas, but it proved to be the longest (two and three-quarter years), the costliest (over 200 million), the bloodiest (at least 22,000 British, 25,000 Boer and 12,000 African lives) and the most humiliating war that Britain fought between 1815 and 1914. Thomas Pakenham's was the first full-scale documentary history of the war to be attempted since 1910. His narrative is based on first-hand and largely unpublished sources, from British and South African archives to the private papers, letters and diaries of the protagonists and soldiers of both sides, and the tape-recorded memories of over fifty survivors. Out of this historical goldmine, Thomas Pakenham has constructed a narrative as vivid and fast-moving as a novel, and throws new light on the blunders and personal feuds of the British generals. He writes movingly of the plight of the 100,000 black Africans who served both armies, and explains the final political victory of the Boers - how they lost the war but won the peace - with far-reaching consequences for Europe and South Africa. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002930694
Book Description Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Seller Inventory # 7719-9780297819141
Book Description Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780297819141
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: VG++/VG+/VG+. y 1st. Edn, 2nd. Imp. HARDBACK, "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st.* Imp: 2nd.* Date of Publication: 1998 (1997)* Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.* Binding and cover condition: Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear to upper & lower edges and to head and tail of spine. Light crease to spine. VG+* Jacket condition: Monochrome photo-illustrated dust wrapper, red and green titles to spine and face. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing a shelf price of £30.00. Absolutely minimal, shelf wear to top edges and to head of spine. Now in clear protective wrapper. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Coloured end papers (green). Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, very slight marks to top & bottom edges, top edge dusty, otherwise no visible faults. VG++.* Illustrations: Four x 8pp blocks of b/w photos, several b/w cartoons and maps within text.* Pages: 578 pp. text. lxxxviii pp., dates, sources, bibliography, notes, index & blank pages at rear.* Description: Thomas Pakenham has written the first full-scale documentary history of the war to be attempted since 1910. The war declared by the Boers on 11 October 1899 gave the British, as Kipling said "no end of a lesson." The public expected it to be over by Christmas. It proved to be the longest (two and three-quarter years), the costliest (over £200 million) the bloodiest (at least 22,000 British, 25,000 Boer and 12,000 African lives) and the most humiliating war Britain fought between 1815 and 1914.* A NEAR FINE text copy of the 1st/2nd. with some minor faults in a VG+ protected dust jacket.* 1998-01-01. n. Seller Inventory # 380
Book Description New edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxii, 659 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps, plans, ports ; 25 cm. Notes: First published: 1979. Includes bibliographical references (p. [587]-594) and index. Subjects; South African War, 1899-1902. Guerre des Boers, 1899-1902. Burenkrieg. Southern Africa 20th century. Transvaal - General History (1814-1909). 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 380074
Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good. xxvi 659p large format hardback, terracotta cloth with photograph jacket, very good condition, minimal wear to jacket edges, one or two light marks to edges, binding firm, pages clean and bright like new, maps clear and sharp, a very good copy Language: English. Seller Inventory # 223934
Book Description New edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xxii, 659 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps, plans, ports ; 25 cm. Notes: First published: 1979. Includes bibliographical references (p. [587]-594) and index. Subjects; South African War, 1899-1902. Guerre des Boers, 1899-1902. Burenkrieg. Southern Africa 20th century. Transvaal - General History (1814-1909). 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 380074
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. *** BOOK in good clean tight and unmarked condition. Brown boards with gilt title on spine. 659 pages including index, notes and bibliography, 46 b&w illustrations, 4 cartoons and 7 maps. There is slight discoloration on the bottom corner of the text block and many of the pages hace been flicked at the top corners - no apparent dog earing. Small bookplate on ffep. *** DUST JACKET in good condition with no nicks or tears, just some creasing at the top edge. Now Trimsleeve protected. *** CONTENTS: This is a magisterial study of one of the few wars the British undertook against European colonists in the nineteenth century (also the costliest). It was also the last major conflict before the internal combustion engine changed the rules of engagement. This was first published in 1979, and wasmajor study of this war for over 50 years. Size: 250x180mm. Seller Inventory # 006907
Book Description Hardback. Hardback. First edition thus. 659pp. Indexed. Five small selections of black and white plates. 4 contemporary cartoons. 9 maps. Very clean and neat. Very good copy in like dust jacket Very good copy in like dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 23992