'They came at a run, side by side, seeming to wade through the thick swamp of mortar smoke and dust, and they appeared monstrous and inhuman in the stark light of the star shells. One of them was a huge Matabele. He had lost his helmet and his head was round and black as a cannon ball, his open mouth was a pink cave lined with ivory teeth, and his bull bellow rose above even that storm of gunfire. The other was a white man, the top of his battledress torn half off his body, exposing the pale flesh of his chest and shoulders ...
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'They came at a run, side by side, seeming to wade through the thick swamp of mortar smoke and dust, and they appeared monstrous and inhuman in the stark light of the star shells. One of them was a huge Matabele. He had lost his helmet and his head was round and black as a cannon ball, his open mouth was a pink cave lined with ivory teeth, and his bull bellow rose above even that storm of gunfire. The other was a white man, the top of his battledress torn half off his body, exposing the pale flesh of his chest and shoulders, but his face was daubed with fiendish streaks of dark green and brown paint.' At the dawn of a new century, the pioneers of Rhodesia have staked their claims and stocked their farms in the land they have carved as their own. But in the hills, the Matabele indunas are preparing for the bloody rebellion which will scar the opponents for ever - and etch for them the same tragic legacy for generations to come...
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Ballantyne Novels. Audience: General/trade. First edition UK hardback, 1982 William Heinemann Ltd. The book is in very good condition with slight tanning to the page edges, the dustjacket is in very good condition.
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Very good In archival mylar jacket. Book Club Edition. International printing by Heinemann Publishing. DJ with chipping, tears, creasing and pieces missing, price clipped, now protected in archival mylar. Boards and spine intact. No markings to pages, tanning. PO inscription on front fly-leaf page. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x1x6; We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! British first edition, first printing. Published in 1982. Jacket is in Very Good + condition. Jacket has a small 1/4 inch tear and very minor wear to corners. Jacket is unpriced. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. Previous owners name on front end page. NO remainder mark.