Zulu Warrior
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Book now in protective sleeve. Dust Jacket: colours muted due to plastic contact. Some tanning under dust jacket (0.5cm from edge). Binding: binding in good condition. Some fading around edge tips of binding but overall in good condition. Pages: Light foxing on block - most concentrated on the top of the block with only a few patches of very light foxing on the side and bottom of the block. Pages are otherwise very good and still white. Markings: Previous owner written in small writing at the top of the front end page (4cm x1cm). Since been blacked out (slightly see through to underneath but does not bleed to next page).
Set during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, this historical novel follows Lieutenant Robert Maryon, a young officer bored with peacetime service in England who seeks adventure in South Africa. Serving as a Staff Officer in Colonel Durnford's column, Maryon is thrust into the brutal reality of the conflict, including the devastating British defeat at Isandhlwana. Ronald Welch, a Carnegie Medal-winning author known for his meticulous military accuracy, provides a vivid and harrowing account of Victorian warfare, tribal bravery, and the harsh realities of colonial service. The book is enhanced by detailed maps and illustrations by David Harris that bring the tactical movements and landscapes of the Zululand campaign to life.
Author: Ronald Welch
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Wren Publishing (Melbourne)
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Book now in protective sleeve. Dust Jacket: colours muted due to plastic contact. Some tanning under dust jacket (0.5cm from edge). Binding: binding in good condition. Some fading around edge tips of binding but overall in good condition. Pages: Light foxing on block - most concentrated on the top of the block with only a few patches of very light foxing on the side and bottom of the block. Pages are otherwise very good and still white. Markings: Previous owner written in small writing at the top of the front end page (4cm x1cm). Since been blacked out (slightly see through to underneath but does not bleed to next page).
Set during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, this historical novel follows Lieutenant Robert Maryon, a young officer bored with peacetime service in England who seeks adventure in South Africa. Serving as a Staff Officer in Colonel Durnford's column, Maryon is thrust into the brutal reality of the conflict, including the devastating British defeat at Isandhlwana. Ronald Welch, a Carnegie Medal-winning author known for his meticulous military accuracy, provides a vivid and harrowing account of Victorian warfare, tribal bravery, and the harsh realities of colonial service. The book is enhanced by detailed maps and illustrations by David Harris that bring the tactical movements and landscapes of the Zululand campaign to life.