356 pages, 9 illustrations, folding map, light foxing on a few pages, green cloth titled gilt on upper cover. It appears that the book was covered earlier by a sort of adhesive plastic protection, now removed, leaving a slight mark around the edges. One tape repair between the first and last end page.

Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography volume 1, page 719: A perusal of this volume would probably lead the reader to believe that only that part of the South African population suffered during the war who were favourable to the Boer cause, and the author states, " Never before have women and children been so warred against. England, by the hands of Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener, adopted the policy of Spain, while improving on her methods."