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8vo; somewhat later blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. (vi) + 420; frontis. portrait; maps and plans, incl. folding. Boards very lightly rubbed; short closed tear to folding map, not touching image area. Very good condition. Dutch text. (Mendelssohn II, p. 597) 'This volume describes the "Great Trek" of Dutch-speaking colonists who left the Cape Colony during 1836 and subsequent years, with an account of their history from that time until the retrocession of the Transvaal in 1881. The grievances against the British are duly put on record, the principal points being the method of the abolition of slavery and the Slachter's Nek tragedy, which, with other matters, embittered the Dutch farmers. There is a narrative of the adventures of various parties which set out, and an account of the attack on Retief and his party by Dingan, and of the battle between the Boers under Potgieter and Piet Uys, and the Zulus. . Following these matters is a description of the deputations to England for the purpose of getting the Government to reverse the annexation, the failure of the delegates, and the subsequent revolt of the Boers, together with an account of the engagements and negotiations terminating in the retrocession of the Transvaal under British suzerainty. It is stated that "British prestige had received a rude shock, and the Burghers no longer feared England's power." ' - Mendelssohn.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. The boards are rebounded and appears in a good condition. There are previous owner's inscriptions after the front end page as well as after the back end page. Internally clean, except for age related marks throughout. The pages are slightly tanned too, but the text is still crisp and legible. Tightly bound and complete with 420 pages. Dutch language. [B.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Boards well rubbed with some insect-related surface loss to rear board. Spine head scuffed. Gilt titling with blind-stamped decoration to spine. 420pp. + fold-out map which has a jagged closed tear at the join. No markings.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. The boards are a bit rubbed and edgeworn. A little tanning. Soundly bound. Almost fine given age. Dutch. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

LeatherBound. Zustand: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 452. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1882 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: Dutch Pages: 452.…