TITLE.................... ....: HENDRICKS THE HUNTER (OR THE BORDER FARM)
SUBTITLE..................: A TALE OF ZULULAND
AUTHOR................. ..: W.H.G.KINGSTON
ILLUSTRATOR..........:
PUBLISHER...............:HODDER & STROUGHTON
DATE & EDITION.......:1880, THIRD THOUSAND
COVER SIZE (mm)....: 125 x 190
CONDITION...............: poor
DUST JACKET...........: no
COVERS.....................: decorated green cloth on boards, image still bold,some moisture damage age soiling front & back, slight wear to edges, corners bumped
SPINE.........................: with title & decoration, bold, slight wear to extremities, sunned
END & FLY PAPERS.: browned, front fly is absent
PAGES.......................: 313pp plus catalogue, generally clean, loose , gilt edges
BINDING....................: loose – many sections detached
PLATES & MAPS.......: several plates with engravings
INSCRIPTIONS..........: no
SYNOPSIS, BLURB...:
A fabulous historical story of life in the Zulu borders with tales of daily life, hunting and fighting. Real pioneer stuff.
A very early edition – the third thousand. Earliest edition date located on the Internet is 1894.
Price very low on account of the looseness of bind and water damage to covers.
R250. 20o