London to Ladysmith via Pretoria

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1900. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". Not Stated. The first edition of Winston Churchill's volume recounting his personal experiences during the Second Boer War, illustrated with folding maps. The first edition of this work.Half-title is present.Illustrated with a colour folding map to the frontispiece, two folding maps, one map, and four plans.Collated, complete.Thirty-two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.Rebacked with the original boards and spine restored.'London to Ladysmith via Pretoria' recounts Churchill's impressions during the first five months of the Second Boer War, a personal record of his time.This work include Churchill's account of the Relief of Ladysmith, as well as his capture and escape from the Boers, a dramatic event. In the original publisher's cloth binding, rebacked with the original boards and spine restored. A touch of discolouration and some marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the extremities. Evidence of a small patch of former loss to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned with a few light spots. Very Good Indeed