Description: MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT TO ANY FAN OF MILITARY HISTORY / HISTORY OF WAR **PLEASE READ: Mahalo for taking the time to look at our listing. We truly appreciate it. We always do our BEST to give you the most accurate description of these beautiful books. If, however, you have any SPECIFIC questions about the SIZE of the book, NUMBER of pages, TYPE of leather, SMELL or FEEL of the book, PLEASE email us through EBay’s mail system BEFORE you bid, and we will be HAPPY to give you more information. We want you to be completely happy with your purchase and keep you as our customers for years to come!** DESCRIPTION: Easton Press LONG OUT OF PRINT full-leather binding THE BOER WAR by THOMAS PAKENHAM. THIS IS A SCARCE HEIRLOOM EASTON WITH LAVISH GILT IMPRESSIONS TO THE BOARDS AND SPINE with VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS/ILLUSTRATIONS. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED & MOST BEAUTIFUL EDITION OF THIS MASTERPIECE YOU CAN FIND. ORIGINAL COLLECTOR’S NOTES & UNUSED, UNATTACHED BOOKPLATE INCLUDED. 🍍 NOT INCLUDED... 😃 DescriptionABOUT THE BOOK: The origins of the Boer War lay in Britain's desire to unite the British South African territories of Cape Colony and Natal with the Boer republics of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic (also known as the Transvaal). The Boers, Afrikaans-speaking farmers, wanted to maintain their independence. The war declared by the Boers on 11 October 1899 gave the British, as Kipling said, 'no end of a lesson'. It proved to be the longest, the costliest, the bloodiest and the most humiliating campaign that Britain fought between 1815 and 1914. Thomas Pakenham's narrative is based on first-hand and largely unpublished sources ranging from the private papers of the leading protagonists to the recollections of survivors from both sides. Mammoth in scope and scholarship, as vivid, fast-moving and breathtakingly compelling as the finest fiction. The Boer War is the definitive account of this extraordinary conflict - a war precipitated by greed and marked by almost inconceivable blundering and brutalities...and whose shattering repercussions can be felt to this very day.'Not only a magnum opus, it is a conclusive work ... Enjoyable as well as massively impressive' -Financial Times’This is a wonderful book: brilliantly written ... the reader turns each page with increasing fascination and admiration' -A.J.P. Taylor CONDITION: Book is in LIKE NEW condition for its age with only some minor rubs to the gilt page ends and one negligible rub to the front board (SEE PICS FOR FURTHER DETAILS). NO ATTACHED BOOKPLATES, WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, ETC. It is a BEAUTIFUL edition. SHIPPING: FREE to US ADDRESSES ONLY. INTERNATIONAL $ based on location. WE SHIP PRIORITY MAIL & PACK VERY WELL. Please check out our other listings of Easton Press, Franklin Library, Limited Editions Club, First Edition Library, Folio Society, Heritage Press, and International Collectors Library editions. WE DO COMBINE SHIPPING IF YOU PURCHASE MORE THAN ONE COPY. Mahalo for looking at our listings! By bidding/purchasing this item, you are helping a very grateful family who sends you our WARMEST ALOHA & MAHALO!
Price: 159.99 USD
Location: Honokaa, Hawaii
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: United States
Publisher: Franklin Library Like
Subject: Military & War Classics
Year Printed: 1969
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition, Gift Edition, Deluxe Edition, Collectible Edition, Autobiography, Civil War, Mexican American War, Abraham Lincoln, Military History, American Revolution, Winston Churchill
Region: North America
Author: Thomas Pakenham
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Classics Military History
Character Family: War and Peace On War
