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LUCAS, Capt. Thomas J.
Pen and Pencil Reminiscences of a Campaign in South Africa.
Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography volume 1 page 932: The author deprecates any serious criticism of the letterpress of this volume, the memoranda for which, it is remarked, were put together during a long and severe illness, and were compiled merely to " set off the pattern of the plates." The Kaffirs are described as being well-made and tall men, but their method of fighting is said to consist of " skulking behind stones and bushes," and they are stated to be incorrigible beggars, liars, and thieves; there is a chapter on the Fingos, our allies in the war, who are spoken of as " inferior as an animal to the Kaffir." The illustrations are extremely humorous, one of them depicting " the Cape Town Levy," which is described in the letterpress as being composed of " rascals of all sorts."
- Published
- London: Day & Son [1861].
- References
- Mendelssohn I p.932; Bobins 103.
- Plates
- 21
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: Day & Son [1861].
- Ref
- 5045
FIRST EDITION. Quarto; coloured litho title, frontispiece, and 19 plates by Day & Son after Lucas. Original brown cloth blind-stamped and in gilt to boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Bookplate of 'Ex Libris A.J. Ballantine' to front pastedown. A somewhat light-hearted look at military and tribal life in South Africa. The author claims to amuse the reader rather than instruct him, particularly his military friends from the Cape. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontispiece. Throwing the Assegai. 2. Title page. 3. The Consultation, "whether the prisoner shall be baked on stone or humanely assegaied." 4. Gaikas (Sandilla's Tribe.) 5. The Dacca Smokers. 6. Our Doctor, burning to distinguish himself. Goeth out Kaffer Stalking -"Behold the Result." 7. Cape Town Levy. 8. A Kaffir Chief in full uniform, with his Prime Minister in undress ditto. 9. Fingoes working in the surf at Algoa Bay. 10. A skirmish in the open. 11. Toilet in the field. 12. Waggon Train. 13. The Patrol Tent. 14. Cornet Smith starts on patrol. 15. Waggon Road in the Ecca Valley. 16. Birnam Wood moves to Dunsinane. 17. Mock Turtle very rich. 18. The patrol encamped. 19. We're all a nodding. 20. Fighting in the bush. 21. Skirmishing party of Cape Mounted Rifles.
