[TRANSVAAL ROYAL COMMISSION].
Report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into and report upon all matters relating to the settlement of the Transvaal territory. Part 1[-2].With:- Further correspondence respecting the affairs of the Transvaal and adjacent territories.- Further correspondence respecting the affairs of the Bechuanaland and adjacent territories.- Report of the commissioners appointed to determine land claims and to effect a land settlement in British Bechuanaland.- Correspondence respecting the affairs of Pondoland [3 parts].
London, George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1882-1888. 2 volumes. Folio. With a total of 21 folding lithographed maps, many coloured in outline. Contemporary brown cloth. 249, [1]; 121, [1]; VI, 58; VI, 129, [1]; [2], 97, [1]; IV, 25, [1]; XI, [1 blank], 187, [1]; IV, 19, [1] pp.
€ 1,500
Collection of eight parliamentary papers, individually published between 1882 and 1888, dealing with disputes and affairs in Transvaal, Bechuanaland and Pondoland. The first volume opens with three subsequent reports on land disputes in Transvaal, resulting from the First Boer War (1880-1881), executed by the Transvaal Royal Commission. It includes numerous telegrams, letters, transcripts of interviews and conferences, and maps showing the boundaries of different territories. The papers on Transvaal are followed by 2 similar reports on Bechuanaland, also including several maps. The second volume deals with Pondoland in the east of South Africa, containing 3 published papers with correspondence on different affairs in the area.
With bookplate. Some parts slightly browned, mostly in the margins, and some occasional minor foxing. One of the folding maps torn along the fold, and one leaf in the second volume also torn, not affecting the legibility of the text. Binding slightly scratched. Overall in good condition.
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