Gledhill Eily and Jack (4 results)

8vo; original yellow boards, lettered in white on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 240, incl. index; plates; maps. Dustwrapper a bit edgeworn and rubbed; edges of boards a little shelf-rubbed; some foxing to edges, endpapers and reverse of dustwrapper Good condition. 'In this new and well-researched book the authors follow the course of Retief's life from his formative years in the Western Cape, through the turbulence and strife on the Eastern frontier in the 1820s and 1830s and during the long journey to the "promised land" as the elected leader of the Voortrekkers. The book deals extensively with Retief's varied activities in the Eastern Cape as trader, builder, farmer and field-commandant, his efforts to establish unity among the trekkers and the circumstances surrounding his death in Dingane's kraal - an event that has still not been explained satisfactorily in all its details.'.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. edge wear on the book. general usage markings, ownership stamp. soundly bound. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. acket is rubbed and chipped. edge wear and knocking on boards. light foxing and marks. ownership stamp. fairly good condition.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by both authors Eily and Jack Gledhill. Book plate tipped in on the front inner board by Ian Mackenzie. Publication of 240 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and a touch edge worn. The boards are a touch edge worn, remain in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.…