Lot #7/27 A narrative of the Eighth Frontier War of 1851 to 1853 by Isaiah Staples

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Lot #7/27 A narrative of the Eighth Frontier War of 1851 to 1853 by Isaiah Staples. An account of the war against the Hottentots at the Kat River settlement on the eastern frontier of the Cape. A handful of copies were previously printed in the 1950s from the original manuscript. This reprint has two new introductions, as well as a bibliography & index. “State Library Reprints” no. 62. Pretoria, State Library, 1974. Reprint. 4to. Hardcover. Dust jacket. First publication in book form on an eastern Cape frontier war. Pp. (vi),59, frontispiece (portrait), plates, maps (1 folding). Dust jacket edge-worn, some foxing. Good+ Reserve price: R350.00 bids welcome