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The Graham's Town Series Number 8. 8vo; original dark brown cloth, with gilt device to upper cover, and spine lettered in gilt; pictorial dustwrapper; tinted top edge; pp. xxiv + 214 (including index); black-and-white illustrations. Dustwrapper slightly foxed, with trace of insect attention; small, defunct wormhole to bottom corner of lower pastedown and upper joint; some foxing to endpapers and edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good condition. "Charles Lennox Stretch has always been a controversial historical personality. In this journal he tells of his experiences in the 1835 frontier war, in which many of his convictions about political and social issues at the Cape first began to crystallize. . Most of the text of his journal was recorded in the field, and vividly depicts the campaigns in the Amathole, as well as the peace negotiations with Maqoma and Tyhali, in which he took part. The journal presents a refreshingly different version of the frontier situation from the traditional accounts by officials, soldiers and colonists--although, ironically, Stretch had himself experienced frontier life in each of these capacities. Unlike most of the Settlers and their sympathizers, Stretch did not regard frontier wars as being due simply to unprovoked aggression by primitive savages; he believed, rather, that they were prompted by the 'reprisals' system and by the voracious appetite of the whites for the land of the Xhosa.". …

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Pamphlet: Basil A.le Cordeur - King George V Professor of History. Publication of 15 pages. The wraps are in fine condition. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Staple bound. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Very Good hardback (very light edgewear, neat ownership sig.) in Good dustwrapper (light edgewear, spine sunned). 268 pp 8vo brown cloth with gilt titles in dustwrapper. The image on this page is of the actual books for sale.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Ownership Signature of Andrew Porter, VG bright tight copy in edge rubbed publishers cloth in rubbed, marked dustjacket with half inch tear to front panel. 1st edition. Elusive. ISBN 0195701968.