The Boer War diary of Sol T. Plaatje : An African at Mafeking by Plaatje, Sol. T
The Boer War diary of Sol T. Plaatje : An African at Mafeking by Plaatje, Sol. T
Edited by John L. Comaroff
Hardcover, ISBN 9780869540022
Publisher: Macmillan, 1973 First Edition
Used - Very Good+. This book is in very good condition. The cover have some very limited signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied.
A valuable record of the Siege of Mafeking, discovered 70 years after the event and edited by social anthropologist John Comaroff, who was doing doctoral research in the area at the time. Plaatje worked as court interpreter during the siege and was able to make interesting day-to-day observations. First Edition, 1973. Frontispiece plus 11 black-and-white photographs or photographic reproductions of Plaatje's text.
Endpapers show a map of Mafeking and surrounds at the time. Both Dust Jacket and Book in very good+ condition. Book has black paper-covered boards with gilt titles on spine.
