Chris Boonzaier Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 For me one of the little Gems in My small Boer War collection has been this rare book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 It complains about the destruction of the battlefields by tourists ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Its map... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 What makes it really interesting is that it was printed in Sept 1900... while the war was still going on!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Hendey Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Hi Chris I have a copy of this book and it is indeed a wonderful record of the Natal battlefields, with photograpohs taken when the memorials, cemeteries and battle damage were still fresh. My copy is leatherbound, with the title on the front cover in gold lettering and with a gold shield on which is engraved the initials, DBD. It was bought by a friend at an auction in Pietermaritzburg for SA Rand 600. His wife (now widow) found bookworm holes on the cover and ordered him to return it to the auction house. I saved him the trouble by buying it for the price he had paid. There has been no sign of further bookworm damage. Regards Brett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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