Australians in War. With the Australian Regiment. From Melbourne to Bloemfontein
Melbourne, A.H. Massina & Co., 1900.
Octavo, [xvi], [9]-382, [2] (advertisements) pages.
Khaki cloth a little stained and rubbed; endpapers offset, inner hinges cracked, minimal signs of age and use; a decent copy.
Provenance: 'E.C. Tatchell' is written in pencil on the front flyleaf. Captain Edward Charles Tatchell was Commander of E Company, 5th Contingent, Victorian Mounted Rifles. Loosely inserted is a vintage snapshot (approximately 75 × 85 mm) showing (presumably) Tatchell in uniform, with a much later caption on the verso 'Edward in South Africa, 1900?'. Dornbusch 26; Fielding and O'Neill, pages 125 and 135; Hackett, page 178 (and illustrated on the dustwrapper, as well as on page 118, where its contents are described in great detail).
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