Ladysmith and Lydenburg. Anglo-Boer War letters of Alfred Markham Tapa blanda - 1993

(Pietermaritzburg: the editor, 1993) 0-9583051-3-7. 225 x 145 mm; card wraps; pp. 20. Edition limited to 200 copies. Very good condition. Letters of Alfred Markham written to his cousin, Guy. "The first letter, written over a period of one month, covers the siege [of Ladysmith]. The second letter, written after the siege had been lifted, was sent from Intombi Camp, situated beside the railway four miles south-east of Ladysmith. By agreement between General White and Boer Commandant-General Joubert, the first sick and wounded had been permitted to leave Ladysmith for Intombi Camp on Sunday, November 5. It was here that Alfred Markham was treated for enteric fever before being invalided back to England. After a period of some months' convalescence, he returned to South Africa, where he joined his company in the Eastern Transvaal. The third and fourth letters, addressed from Lydenburg and Middelburg, cover this period. It was in Middelburg that the first (unsuccessful) peace… Leer más

Grant Christison (Pietermaritzburg), 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Limited amount of copies printed, 200 this is No. 146. Wraps are Plasticised. Publication of 18 pages. The wraps are in fine condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Staple bound. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.