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Rhodesiana Reprint Library - Silver Series - 24 Volumes (complete set)

Books of Rhodesia Publishing Co (Pvt) Ltd, Bulawayo, 1975

24 volumes: complete set of this series of facsimile reprints of Rhodesian classics. The books have been lovingly owned and are in healthy, gratifying condition. The dustjackets of all volumes have clear cellophane protective covers. Vol 1: "Three Years With Lobengula and Experiences in South Africa" by J Cooper-Chadwick; ISBN: 0869201190; pub: 1975. Reprint of 1894 edition. A lovely copy. The dustjacket is bright and eager. The illustrated boards are thrillingly attractive and sound. The contents are in near impeccable condition: very clean and clear, tidy, confident - as if new throughout. Vol. 2: "The '96 Rebellions - originally published as 'The British South Africa Company Reports on the Native Disturbances in Rhodesia, 1896-97' compiled by Earl Grey and Hugh Marshall Hole; ISBN: 0869201220; pub: 1975. Reprint of 1898 reports. The dustjacket has some shelving and user wear to the edges and seams. It is otherwise hale and sound. The boards are handsome and smart with only light corner-knocks and shelving wear. Vol 3: "Rhodesia of To-day - A Description of the Present Condition and the Propects of Mashonaland and Matabeleland" by E F Knight; ISBN: 0869201239; pub: 1975. Reprint of 1895 edition. An amiable dustjacket with some light storage and shelving wear to the edges and seams. It is otherwise secure and sure. The boards are healthy and sound. The reverse-frontispage has previous owner inscription. The contents are in lovely condition - as with Vol. 1. Vol. 4: "Scouting on Two Continents" by jF R Burnham; ISBN:0869201263; pub: 1975. Reprint of 1927 edition. A pleasingly turned out copy. The dustjacket is healthy and smart. The boards are attractively hale and steady. The frontis and end papers have scotch-tape residue marks. Otherwise, the contents are orderly, very smart and neat - as with Vol.1. Volume 5: "Next Year Will Be Better and the verse of 'T'" by Hylda Richards (".[reprint] of the 1952 edition, with the omission of the original illustrations and the addition of a new Foreword, a revised Epilogue, reprinted from the 1966 edition, a slection of the verse of 'T', originally published between 1931 and 1949, and new illustrations"). Pub: 1975. The placid dustjacket has wear and scuffing and light handling marks. The boards have shelving and user wear to the edges and seams. They are sound and steady. The frontispage has a previous owner signature. Otherwise the contents are comfortable, amiable, clean, clear, certain, smart. Vol 6: "Many Treks Made Rhodesia" by S P Olivier; ISBN: 0869201311; pub: 1975; reprint of 1957 edition. The dustjacket is most pleasing. The boards are attractive and very neat. The contents are most gratifyingly fresh - as with Vol. 1. Vol. 7: "Notes on South African Hunting and Notes on a Ride to the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi" by Alfred J Bethell; ISBN: 0869201328; pub 1975; reprint of 1887 edition. The dustjacket is evocative, serene, neat. The boards are clubbable, very smart. The contents are in excellent condition. They are as new - as with Vol. 1. Vol 8: "Old Rhodesian Days" by Hugh Marshall Pole; ISBN: 0869201344; Pub. 1976; reprint of 1928 edition. The dustjacket has wear, creasing, scuffing. It is comfortable and secure. The boards are placid with some light shelving wear to the edges. The frontispage has a previous owner signature. The contents are most pleasing. They are tight, fresh, clean, clear - as with Vol. 1. Vol 9: "Raiders and Rebels in South Africa" by Elsa Goodwin Green; ISBN: 0869201360; pub: 1976; reprint of 1898 edition. The dustjacket is healthy and tidy with some very light shelving wear to the edges. The boards are elegant and neat and steady. The first free page has a previous owner signature. The pages are most satisfying: they are clean, clear, confident, generous - as of Vol. 1. Vol 10: "The War History of Southern Rhodesia 1939-45: Vol 1" by J F MacDonald; ISBN: 0869201387; pub: 1976; reprint of 1947 edition. A comfortable copy. The dustjacket has wear, tear. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

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