The Transvaal from Within: A Private Record of Public Affairs - J. Percy Fitzpatrick (Sir Percy Fitzpatrick)

The Transvaal from Within: A Private Record of Public Affairs

An Exceptional Antiquarian Institutional Copy of the Outspoken Polemic that Fueled the Anglo-Boer War

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: The Transvaal from Within: A Private Record of Public Affairs
• Author: J. Percy Fitzpatrick (Sir Percy Fitzpatrick)
• Publisher: William Heinemann, London
• Publication Date: 1900
• ISBN: None Issued (Antiquarian).
• Edition Details: Contemporary 1900 "Popular Edition" Release. Unique historic institutional rebound presentation.
• Binding: Beautifully custom-rebound in a deep dark-blue library cloth, complete with premium gilt-stamped lettering and traditional raised bands along the spine.
• Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 364 pages.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG) [Historic Institutional Rebind]
• Exterior / Boards: The custom dark blue cloth binding is exceptionally firm, clean, and beautifully maintained. The raised bands on the spine are prominent and crisp. The spine features a neat, historic gilt-stamped institutional provenance mark: "Bloemfontein Public Library".
• Interior: The text block is solid, sturdy, and tightly anchored. Pages show uniform, honest, age-related tanning across the sheets, which is entirely consistent with 120+ year-old paper stock from this era. Free from any modern graffiti, highlighting, or torn pages.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued / Custom Institutional Rebind).

Synopsis & Historical Value

Sir Percy Fitzpatrick’s The Transvaal from Within is one of the most historically explosive texts of the late Victorian era. Serving as the secretary of the reform committee during the infamous Jameson Raid, Fitzpatrick provides an uncompromising insider account of the political and economic grievances held by the Uitlanders (foreigners) against President Paul Kruger's Transvaal Republic government. This book significantly swayed British public opinion in favour of military intervention. Finding a copy bearing the genuine stamping of the historic Bloemfontein Public Library adds an immense layer of regional Orange Free State wartime provenance.

Author Profile: Sir Percy Fitzpatrick

Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick was an influential South African author, politician, and mining financier. Best known for his beloved classic Jock of the Bushveld, his professional life was deeply entrenched in British imperial strategy, making him an invaluable, if highly partisan, primary chronicler of pre-war Johannesburg.

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