Buy this book on-line Heckford, Mrs (Sarah) : A Lady Trader in the TransvaalSampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, London, 1882
412 pages (complete). A rare first edition of the extraordinary Sarah Heckford's memoir. After treking to the Transvaal in 1878, this intrepid woman served as governess, doctor, builder, nurse, and farmer. When her farm failed, she broke through the barriers of gender and class to make her fortune as a smous or peddler ?trading with the Africans and Afrikaners of the remote bush-veldt. Caught up in the Anglo-Boer War of 1879?1880, she survived the hundred-day siege of Pretoria only to find the British dishonored and herself financially ruined. The green boards are benign and amiable. They have scuffing, wear and marks. They are steady and sure. The contents have evidence of contented use throughout. There is wear, there are handling marks, they are relaxed. The pages are assured, clear, convivial, confident. fk. Book Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Heckford, Mrs (Sarah) : A Lady Trader in the Transvaal. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, fine bindings, incunabula, livres rares and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |