The Truth about the Jameson Raid
by Hammond, John Hays; Ireland, Alleyne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Bookplate on front free endpaper, boards lightly worn.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Marshall Jones Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Bookplate on front free endpaper, boards . lightly worn.. 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, 50pp. Navy boards with printed paper labels on front boards and spine. Reprint of articles published in the August and September 1918 issues of North American Review. The author contends that Germany's imperialist expansion was behind the Jameson Raid and breakout of the Boer War and helped lead up to World War I. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54140
- Title
- The Truth about the Jameson Raid
- Author
- Hammond, John Hays; Ireland, Alleyne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Bookplate on front free endpaper, boards lightly worn.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Marshall Jones Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1918
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Boer War, JAMESON Raid, Imperial Germany, World War I
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Reprint
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