This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... The prompt release of Lord Methuen by De la Rey astounded the press of the civilized world by its knightly magnanimity. It created a painful impression among the friends of the Boer cause everywhere, by its uncalculating. and seemingly unpatriotic, generosity. Neither the captured general nor the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... The prompt release of Lord Methuen by De la Rey astounded the press of the civilized world by its knightly magnanimity. It created a painful impression among the friends of the Boer cause everywhere, by its uncalculating. and seemingly unpatriotic, generosity. Neither the captured general nor the British army merited any such consideration at Boer hands. Lord Methuen was the first English general to asperse the Boers in the war. He libeled them at Belmont, Enslin, and Modder River in unfounded charges; allegations made. too. in true English fashion, with the object of attempting to offset the true charges of Boer officers that the rules of civilized warfare had been deliberately violated by Methuen's troops at each of these battles. His officers arrested a Boer ambulance at Modder River, and sent doctors and assistants serving under Red Cross ensigns, as prisoners to Cape Town. All this was known to De la Rev, who had fought Methuen in his attempt to relieve Kimberley, and whose superb plan of aggressive defense at Magersfontein enabled Cronje to inflict upon this general and a powerful British army one of the greatest defeats of the war. The fate, too, of Commandants Lotter and Scheepers was present to De la Rey's mind when he released his captive. These officers had been executed for burning Government buildings in Cape Colony, and for shooting armed Kaffirs. Methuen had burned farms and villages in the Transvaal and Free State, and his men had killed wounded Boers at Modder River. De la Rey's own homestead had been burned by his troops, and the entire district in which he was born--the locality in which poetic justice decreed the defeat and capture of Methuen at his hands--bore testimony to the barbarous methods resorted to by the...
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Add this copy of The Boer Fight for Freedom to cart. $33.64, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2022 by LEGARE STREET PR.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Add this copy of The Boer Fight for Freedom to cart. $34.45, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1902 by First edition.
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Good. Ex-Library, usual stamps and markings. Hardback/Hardcover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still very useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Add this copy of The Boer Fight for Freedom to cart. $43.03, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2022 by LEGARE STREET PR.
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Add this copy of The Boer Fight for Freedom to cart. $132.00, very good condition, Sold by Quercus Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chico, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1902 by Funk & Wagnalls Company.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Michael Davitt (1846-1906) founded, with Parnell, the Irish National Land League. As a child he had suffered eviction and lost his arm in an industrial accident; he joined the Fenians and the Republican Brotherhood, resulting in seven years of penal servitude. Copies of Davitt's works are uncommon to scarce. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition of his last book, written at least partially under the strategy that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend, " which caused him to support the Boers. A large, heavy (over 3 lbs) octavo; bright orange cloth binding; blindstamped, filled with green and gilt. Clean text; 603 pages, indexed, with numerous illustrations. There is a fold-out map in the rear showing the disputed areas of southern Africa. Light edgewear and a small discoloration on the rear panel. This is an ex-libris copy, but the treatments are limited to a small faded paper label on the spine and a paper ownership label on the front paste-down. There is a contemporary price-inscription on the FFEP (which in 1902 was $1.80! ). Spine is lightly darkened and soiled; because of its weight the book feels a bit loose, but it is holding nicely. Quercus has seen this book in an alternative binding (ruled in gilt and having a portrait of the Boer leader Paul Kruger represented on the cover); however, the priority is unknown. Lacking the dustjacket.
Add this copy of The Boer Fight for Freedom to cart. $182.00, very good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1988 by Scripta Africana.
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Very Good. No Jacket. The boards are a bit shelf rubbed. Internally clean. Excellent binding. Original red boards. Thick & heavy. Very good copy. Limited edition. Signed by Hans Strydom, the publisher. [R. K]
Add this copy of The Boer Fight for Freedom to cart. $207.00, very good condition, Sold by Quercus Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chico, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1902 by Funk & Wagnalls Company.
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Very Good (Plus). No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Michael Davitt (1846-1906) founded, with Parnell, the Irish National Land League. As a child he had suffered eviction and lost his arm in an industrial accident; he joined the Fenians and the Republican Brotherhood, resulting in seven years of penal servitude. Copies of Davitt's works are uncommon to scarce. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition ("Publlised in May, 1902") of his last book, written at least partially under the strategy that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend, " which caused him to support the Boers against England. A large, heavy (over 3 lbs) octavo; bright orange cloth binding. This copy blindstamped in gilt, with a medalion of the Boer leader Paul Kruger, surmounted with an eagle, and with six flags to the rear. The spine is titled in gilt and has a flag as decoration. Quercus has seen this book in an alternative, simpler binding; however, no precedence is known. Clean text; xii, 603 pages, indexed, with numerous illustrations. Seven maps, including a fold-out map in the rear showing the disputed areas of southern Africa. Publisher's errata slip tipped to page One. Bumped corners, mild soiling and minor rubbing at the margins the spine slightly darkened. A solid copy, probably the best Quercus has seen.
