JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD, SIR PERCY FITZPATRICK, 1931, 15th impression of Library Edition

 

 TITLE.................... ....:  JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD

SUBTITLE..................: 

AUTHOR................. ..: SIR PERCY FITZPATRICK

ILLUSTRATOR..........:E.CALDWELL

PUBLISHER...............:LONGMANS GREEN & CO

DATE & EDITION.......:1931, 15th impression of Library Edition (1907)

COVER SIZE (mm)....: 154 x 215

CONDITION...............: good

DUST JACKET...........: no

COVERS.....................: original dark green boards, light age soiling with slight wear to edges, corners bumped 

SPINE.........................: with gilt title & buck head, slight wear to extremities, 

END & FLY PAPERS.: good

PAGES.......................: 468 pp plus glossary, generally bright &  clean, couple of turned lower corners   

BINDING....................: tight

PLATES & MAPS.......: 18 full page illustrations (incl frontis) plus 100s of vignettes through out the text

INSCRIPTIONS..........: “Joyce” on front fly

SYNOPSIS, BLURB...: 

Jock’s owner was a young transport rider in the rugged and colourful days of the Transvaal gold rush. Those were the days when big game roamed the land and each sunrise brought a new adventure. 

The story of the bull terrier who shared his master’s life on the veld has been illustrated with lively sketches by Edmund Caldwell. The book “Jock of the Bushveld” was written by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick in 1905, for his young children, and tell the story of his dog “Jock” and their adventures in South Africa some 20 years before. Jock - a bull-terrier - was born in the present day Kruger National Park near the Pretorius Kop Camp. He was the runt of the litter and the young Fitzpatrick saved him from certain death by adopting him as a pup.

An adventure story for older children about a dog in the veld 

A very scarce edition. Only one other available on the internet (luxury rebound at US$ 700).

This copy is in lovely overall condition.