WITH THE FLAG TO PRETORIA, 1900 and 1901.

"The History of the Boer War of 1899-1900"

Written by H.W. Wilson. Published by Harmsworth Brothers, Limited, London. ASSUMED FIRST EDITION. TWO VOLUMES; COMPLETE SET. All pages in both volumes are assumed present and attached. Illustrated mainly from photographs and authentic sketches taken in South Africa. Attached large foldout color maps in the front of each volume immediately after the contents page. No dust jackets. 


THIS IS A 2 VOLUME COMPLETE SET!

Approximate Dimensions: 10" x 13"

Overall Condition Description: Sage green hardcover cloth books with black lettering and bright gilt leaves falling down on front cover. Title in gilt on spine with three black floral leaves. Elegant goddess-like woman in black on the front and center of rear cover. Damp-staining sporadic on front and rear covers. The head and base are rubbed and with slight fraying of the fabric. Front and rear paste-downs are bright yellow in color. Foxing to all page edges. Both volumes with frontispiece and original tissue covering. Both books with a slight musty smell due to being antiquarian books but it is not overwhelming and does not detract from the set's overall condition.


Note: Volume pagination is sequential from the previous volume, i.e., Volume I ends with page 364, Volume II begins with page 365. Total pages for each volume are listed with each volume description.


Volume I (1900): 364 pages. Title page has previous owner's name in cursive and pencil faintly erased: "Mr. Martin, Ashford SE Green". Top right corner of the ffep written in pencil, "2 Vol 40." No other writing noted through a quick scan. Previous owner's mailing address sticker on top right of front pastedown: "Robert W. Millmore, Red Gables, 215 Park Avenue, Morristown, N.J., 07960". Gauze visible through the front and rear gutters. Gauze also visible when book is closed at rear cover; cloth cover is slightly detached from binding but the remainder is still intact and attached to the book's spine . Blemish markings most likely from finger prints on the front pastedown and ffep. Foxing on title page. Delicate colored map of South Africa after contents page. Minimal tears to the fold-out map mostly along the folds. 

Volume II (1901): 352 pages. Title page has previous owner's name in cursive and pencil and very clear: "Mr. Martin, Ashford SE Green". Return address sticker residue left on top right corner of front paste-down. "2 Vol 40" in pencil on top right corner of ffep. No additional writing noted during a quick scan. Foxing to the whole tissue guard covering for the frontispiece. Small tear to the edge of the title page. Colored fold-out map of South Africa attached between the contents page and title page. Gauze of spine is visible at rear gutter. Spine is slightly cocked but still firm and intact.



The South African Boer War begins between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. The Boers, also known as Afrikaners, were the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of southern Africa. Britain took possession of the Dutch Cape colony in 1806 during the Napoleonic wars, sparking resistance from the independence-minded Boers, who resented the Anglicization of South Africa and Britain’s anti-slavery policies. In 1833, the Boers began an exodus into African tribal territory, where they founded the republics of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The two new republics lived peaceably with their British neighbors until 1867, when the discovery of diamonds and gold in the region made conflict between the Boer states and Britain inevitable. Minor fighting with Britain began in the 1890s, and in October 1899 full-scale war ensued. By mid June 1900, British forces had captured most major Boer cities and formally annexed their territories, but the Boers launched a guerrilla war that frustrated the British occupiers. Beginning in 1901, the British began a strategy of systematically searching out and destroying these guerrilla units, while herding the families of the Boer soldiers into concentration camps. By 1902, the British had crushed the Boer resistance, and on May 31 of that year the Peace of Vereeniging was signed, ending hostilities. The treaty recognized the British military administration over Transvaal and the Orange Free State and authorized a general amnesty for Boer forces. In 1910, the autonomous Union of South Africa was established by the British. It included Transvaal, the Orange Free State, the Cape of Good Hope, and Natal as provinces.


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