Theal (George McCall) - BASUTOLAND RECORDS (3 Volumes in 4)

Author               Theal (George McCall)

Title                    BASUTOLAND RECORDS (3 Volumes in 4)

Title: Basutoland Records (4 Volumes: 1833–1868)

Publisher: C. Struik, Cape Town

Publication Date: 1964 (Facsimile Reproduction of the 1883 Edition)

Binding: Hardcover (Imitation blue leather/vinyl with gilt lettering)

Condition: Very Good. Boards show slight shelf wear. Hinges and spines are strong and in excellent condition. Internally, pages are clean and unmarked, with light toning to free endpapers. Includes a small, tasteful previous owner's stamp on the first page of each volume.

Description:

This is a 1964 facsimile reproduction of the rare 1883 three-volume set originally compiled by J.W. Sauer and published by W.A. Richards & Sons. It is an essential primary source collection of 19th-century official documents, correspondence, and traveler accounts detailing Basutoland (Lesotho) history and British-Basuto relations prior to annexation.

Set Breakdown:

·        Vol. 1 (1833–1852): 637 pages.

·        Vol. 2 (1853–1861): 611 pages.

·        Vol. 3A & 3B (1862–1868): 894 pages combined. Includes maps, sketches of boundary lines, and a 40-page index at the end of Vol. 3B.

·        Language: Primarily English, with some Dutch documents included.

Publisher              C. Struik, Cape Town

Overall Condition             Very Good

Size                                      240 x 170 mm (all 4)

Edition                                1964 facsimile reproduction of the rare 1883 three-volume set.