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ZULU BATTLE PIECE ISANDHLWANA
Written by Reginald Coupland.
Stock no. 2138047
Published by Tom Donovan. 1st thus 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in 1948, this edition has a new introduction by Ian Knight. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates and maps. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 1871085071. Page edge browning, with a little foxing. Wrapper is edge-creased with small tear to base of spine.

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ISANDLWANA: HOW THE ZULUS HUMBLED THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Written by Adrian Greaves; Richard Holmes.
Stock no. 2138036
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. Foreword by Holmes. B/w illustrations and photos. Reprint edition. ISBN: 9781848845329.

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A GOOD DUSTING: THE SUDAN CAMPAIGNS 1883 - 1899
Written by Henry Keown-Boyd.
Stock no. 2135530
Published by Guild Publishing. 1986. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Larger format. Dark orange boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine with edge-tears and chips; minimal loss.

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MAFEKING DIARY: A BLACK MAN'S VIEW OF A WHITE MAN'S WAR
Written by Sol T. Plaatje; John L. Comaroff.
Stock no. 1819553
Published by Southern Book Publishers. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A sharp-sighted view of the siege of Mafeking by a budding African intellectual and leader of his people. Orange boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1868122123. Foxing to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and slightly scuffed.

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REMOTE CORNERS: A SIERRA LEONE MEMOIR
Written by Harry Mitchell.
Stock no. 1819549
Published by The Radcliffe Press. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1860648177. Foxing to text block. Slight yellowing to page edges. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. A musty odour is present.

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GREAT ZULU BATTLES 1838-1906
Written by Ian Knight.
Stock no. 2131429
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps and plates. ISBN: 1854093908.

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SHAKA'S CHILDREN A HISTORY OF THE ZULU PEOPLE
Written by Stephen Taylor.
Stock no. 2131031
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Zulu world, its passions, intrigues and ideals, the sly white traders, the squabbling Boers, the thunderous battles and the bright African landscape. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 416 pages including index. ISBN: 0002551446.

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THE WEDDING FEAST WAR THE FINAL TRAGEDY OF THE XHOSA PEOPLE
Written by Keith Smith.
Stock no. 2124176
Published by Frontline Books. 2nd 2012. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Second edition. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848326811.

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DINUZULU: THE DEATH OF THE HOUSE OF SHAKA
Written by C.T. Binns.
Stock no. 1814844
Published by Longmans. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Dinuzulu, son of Cetshwayo king of the Zulu Kingdom 1873-1879. Dinuzulu and the final dissolution of the great military empire which the tyrant Shaka had founded. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Browning to text block and musty odour to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and edge-worn with tape repair.

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RORKE'S DRIFT & ISANDLWANA 1879
Written by Chris Peers.
Stock no. 1609336
Published by The History Press. 2017. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. A Battlefield Guide. 191 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780750967303. Reprint.

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REMINISCENCES OF THE LAST KAFIR WAR
Written by James McKay.
Stock no. 2113819
Published by C. Struik. 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Illustrated with numerous anecdotes. Limited edition, to 1,000 numbered copies. B/w illustrations. This is copy no. 538. Some page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a few nicks and some grubby marks and browning.

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IN LIMBO THE STORY OF STANLEY'S REAR COLUMN
Written by Tony Gould.
Stock no. 2112115
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. A most interesting study of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of 1887. Illustrated in b/w. ISBN: 0241101255. Bumping to spine. Some page browning and light foxing. Wrapper is faded to spine, with edge-creasing.

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