Description:
With Shield and Assegai. A Tale of the Zulu War, Brereton, Captain F. S. Published by Blackie & Son, London, Circa 1920. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 320pp. with six black and white plates illustrated by Stanley l. Wood. Illustrated boards, bevelled edges. Christmas inscription to free endpaper dated 1928. In very collectible condition. This is a rare copy of Brereton's first novel, originally published by Blackie in 1899.Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Sadleir Brereton, (1872-1957) was a British Army medical officer and an author of children's books on heroic deeds conducted in the name of the British Empire. See pictures for additional available titles by Captain F.S. Brereton.
