THE MILNER PAPERS SOUTH AFRICA 2 VOLS, VOL. I 1897-1899, IN SOUTH AFRICA

Hardcovers. English. Cassell. 1931 & 1933 First Ed.591 + 592 pp with b&w illustrations. Good condition in original green boadrs with tatty d in protective plastic. Name stamped inside. 1st edition. Vol 1 proceeds up to the outbreak of the Boer War. Commences with a brief biographical introduction of Milner and his work prior to coming to South Africa where he succeeded Lord Rosemead (Sir Hercules Robinson) as Governor of the Cape Colony. Original green cloth boards. 590pp. Dust jacket is worn with some paper loss. Editor's name faded/rubbed out on volume 1. Volume two covers 1899 - 1905; this volume was published in 1933 and is also a first edition. Both books are covered in clear, cellophane protective covers. Book No:2500008