BARRIER OF SPEARS DRAMA OF THE DRAKENSBERG R O PEARSE New Edition with James Byrom ( Mountains )

BARRIER OF SPEARS ; DRAMA OF THE DRAKENSBERG ; R O PEARSE  ; Large hardcover ;
Southern Book Publishers ; FIRST EDITION ; FIRST IMPRESSION 1989 ( This is a revised ( completely ) edition of the previous " Barrier of Spears " book previously published in 1973 ) 
Number of Pages ; 393
Part 1 ;Children in the Mist ; The Black Men ; The Coming of the White Men ; Early Travellers in the Drakensberg ; Of Maps and Mapping ; Climbers All ; George Thompson ;
Part 2 ; Ghost Hotel ; Mont - aux - Sources and the Royal National Park ; The Lovely Mnweni ; Cathedral of the Skies ; Cathkin ; The Giant Castle Game Reserve ; The Silent Snow ;
Part 3 ; The Geography of Hope - 1 ; The Geography of Hope -2 ; Lammergeier ( bird ) ; The Wild Ones ; The Men who Guard the Trees  ; Smoke on the Pass - 1 ; Smoke on the Pass - 2 ; Aftermath ; What of the Future ?
Appendix 1 ; The Langalibalele " Rebellion " and the Hlatimba Pass  .
Appendix 2 ; Climbing Techniques
Appendix 3 ; Drakensberg Maps
Appendix 4 ;Heights of Drakensberg Peaks and Record of First Ascents
Several Maps and Diagrams are included in this book
Condition ; Very good ; Dust jacket has some slight damage - back at the bottom of the spine ( please see the photograph )  and also some very light shelf wear ; Book ; good tight binding ; writing - a gift message has been added to the first page -  this could be deleted with Tippex . No browning / discoloration to the paper .  ; Bottom corner of front flap has not been cut off  ; Please see the photographs .
Also listed by me as a separate item ; The Cathedral Peak Hotel Story The Hotel in 1940 Brian Agar .
Also listed by me as a separate item ; ENCOUNTERS WITH THE DRAGON JOHN HONE A Photographer's Passion for the Drakensberg .
Also listed by me as  a separate item ; DRAGON'S WRATH DRAKENSBERG CLIMBS ACCIDENTS & RESCUES R O PEARSE
Also listed by me as a separate item ; a number of books listed by me under " Drakensberg " .