A Subaltern's Letters to his Wife

Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1901

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Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New ZealandRenaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB

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Spine and boards rubbed. Spine very faded. Previous owner's signature in pencil. Some foxing.; Published anonymously. [viii], 228 pages + 32 pages advertisements. Pink cloth boards. Black endpapers. Page dimensions: 191 x 127mm. No additional printings stated. Date of "1901" printed on title page. Military history, South Africa. "When the Boer is not sitting on his stoep, drinking coffee and smoking, he is in the saddle [. . .] The women, on the other hand, are quite as industrious as the men are idle. They have the cooking and rudimentary cleaning to do; they make clothes and sun-bonnets; they milk the cows and make the butter" - page 97.; 8vo.

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Title
A Subaltern's Letters to his Wife
Author
[Rankin, Reginald]
Publisher
Longmans, Green, and Co., London
Publication year
1901
Condition
Good
Dust jacket
No Dust Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.

Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB

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We are located in Dunedin, in the south of the South Island of New Zealand. We are a generalist rare and out-of-print bookseller, selling books in most subject areas. Our stock of over 8,000 titles has particular strengths in the areas of New Zealand history and literature, Maori, Tibet and Central Asia, Travel, Military, and Antiquarian. We are a member of ANZAAB (Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers) and ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers).

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