The Last Zulu King; The Life and Death of Cetshwayo

1963

74.26 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication

1963

Place of printing

London. Longmans

Author

Binns, C. T. [Theodore]

Edition

First edition.

Keyword

Travel - Africa Signed

Languages

English

First edition

Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xv, 240 pp, colored frontis portrait from painting, numerous illustrations from photos on plates, bibliog, index. orig cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean, with the endpaper bookplate of Volkmar Wentzel, inscription signed by author on title page, with loose card from Audrey Hollings referring to meeting with author & Wentzel. A Volkmar Wentzel was a noted photographer and photographic historian who helped National Geographic preserve its collection. This is the story, told for the first time, of Cetshwayo, last of the great Zulu kings. In 1879 his army of warriors inflicted on the British Army one of the most humiliating defeats in their records at the battle of Isandhlwana. The narrative is based on the account of eye-witnesses and on original documents. The author had served as minister in the South African government. Interesting appendices including list of Zulu regiments, uniforms, documents, the feast of first fruits, etc.