The Great Trek – Eric A. Walker
The Great Trek – Eric A. Walker (Copy A – Preservation Copy)
Classic Non-Partisan Frontier History Shielded in a Clear Archival Overlay
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Great Trek (The Pioneer Histories Series)
- Author: Eric A. Walker
- Publisher: Adam & Charles Black, London
- Publication Date: 1970 (Fifth Edition printing of the 1934 classic)
- ISBN-10: 0713610166
- Edition Details: Fifth Edition. A core volume in the globally acclaimed Pioneer Histories series.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium smooth cloth binding with crisp spine titles.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo). Complete with large fold-out map plates detailing the entire migration route across Southern Africa.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior: The publisher's original cloth binding remains completely square, tight, and uniform in color. Shows zero evidence of shelf-rubbing, corner softening, joint stretching, or structural leaning. A beautiful, stable shelf copy.
- Interior: The internal pages are exceptionally bright, crisp, and clean. Completely free of modern annotations, gift inscriptions, previous owner bookstore stamps, or signs of usage wear. The text block edges remain smooth, uniform, and white.
- The Dust Jacket: Very Good (VG)
- Condition: In complete, crisp, and unclipped condition. Remarkably preserves its original colors with zero sun-fading or browning on the spine panel. Shows only very minor, superficial edge crinkling along the extreme upper fold.
- Preservation: Now fitted and protected with a transparent, museum-grade plastic archival cover to safeguard against dust, UV exposure, and shelf friction.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Eric A. Walker's The Great Trek is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant, objective, and enduring English-language histories of the Voortrekker migration ever written.
First published in 1934 as part of London's Pioneer Histories series, Walker views the Great Trek not in isolation, but as a momentous chapter in the global history of human migration and frontier expansion, comparable to the American westward expansion. Written with remarkable literary grace and non-partisan academic detachment, Walker maps out the push-pull factors of British colonial policy, frontier security, and the epic battles of the interior, creating an irreplaceable classic for international readers.
Author Profile: Eric A. Walker
Eric Anderson Walker (1886–1976) was a world-renowned British historian and academic. He served as the King George V Professor of History at the University of Cape Town (UCT) from 1911 to 1936, before being appointed as the Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at the University of Cambridge. His seminal works, including A History of South Africa, established him as the leading mid-20th-century authority on British Imperial policy and colonial history
