South Africa and the Transvaal War 6 Volumes by Creswicke Louis (5 results)

Illustrated Edition, oversized hard cover, cream cloth decorated in red/black with black lettering to upper bd and spine, Good, bk leans, some red small splodges to rear, corners scuffed and spine tips scuffed and have v. small tears to cloth, spine a little age-darkened, lovely colour frontis., colour and b/w plates, contents clean and tight, a little faint age spotting in places, neat name to front pastedown, pp216.

(Subject: Colonial & Other Wars ) Volumes i, iv and v published by T.C. and E.C. Jack Edinburgh, ii,iii and vi by Caxton London. A contemporary history of the Boer War, with graphic accounts of the military operations and battles. All boards darkened and marked. Volume i splitting at top of spine. Volume ii, 1 plate detached but present. Volume iii. fold-out map torn but present. Vol v one plate torn on edge. All volumes have darkened endpapers, some with previous owner name. A useful reference set. (Published: 1901) (Pagination: 6 volumes, 1200pp, photos, ills, maps) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX.

6 Volume Set (lacking supplement volumes) Large 8vo. hardbacks, halfbound in red morocco with raised bands and decorative gilt spines, with red clothbound boards. Marbled edges and endpapers. 200, 203, 200, 216, 199, 216pp. with colour and b/w illustrations with fold out maps. Previous owner's attractive bookplate to inside front cover of all six volumes. Very slight ageing and foxing to a few pages throughout the set. Slight wear and rubbing to all spines and corners of covers, small amount of loss to leather corner of Volume V. Overall a Very Good Set. (Shelf 59 TOP) NOTE: Very Heavy Set (6 kg+) might require special shipping arrangements. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1900. Subscription edition. Six Volumes. Quarto. 25×18cm; (xii),(200)pp; viii,(204)pp; viii,(200)pp; xvi,(216)pp; viii,(200)pp; viii,(216)pp. Red buckram with gilt titles and decoration to spines, gilt centrepieces and tooling on upper boards. Light general wear with some fading; light soiling to edges. Bindings generally square and tight. Generally clean within; very light occasional foxing in Vol I. Subscription edition labels over some of the half-titles or recto of frontispiece. Colour and monochrome plates and maps; some monochrome illustrations. Overall a 'Very Good' set.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Complete 6 volume set. Illustrated edition. Tan cloth decorated in red and black. Very Good+ with maps, illustrations, etc.