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Amery. History of the War in South Africa.

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Amery. History of the War in South Africa.
<B>L. S. Amery, General Editor [Erskine Childers, Editor, Volume V]. </B></I><B><I>The Times History of The War in South Africa 1899-1900</B></I></B></I><I>.</B></I> <I>With Many Photogravure and other Portraits, Maps, and Battle Plans</B></I>. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, Ltd. St. Dunstan's House, 1900-1909.<BR><BR>First editions. Seven octavo volumes. Complete set including the rare Volume VII Index, often missing. Includes frontispieces to volumes I-IV and volume VI, plus eighty-two other black and white plates with tissue guards (including corrected plate for insertion in Volume III), numerous fold-out maps, and six large loose fold-out maps inserted in the end pockets of volumes I, IV, and V. <BR><BR>Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles. Top edges gilt. Mild staining to the boards of volume II, IV, and VI. Mild overall shelf wear to the set, otherwise a very good collection of one of the most respected histories of The Boer War.<BR><BR>"There has been little attempt in this volume to rival the picturesque imaginativeness of style of Dr. Conan Doyle, or the vivid and convincing impressionism of 'Linesman.' It will be enough for me if the simple endeavour to present the reader with a clear story of what actually happened, and why and how it happened, succeeds in attracting his curiosity and holding his attention to the end of the book." (Amery, Preface to Volume II)<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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