John Buchan — The African Colony: Studies in the Reconstruction

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderful example of the first edition of Buchan's study into the options for reconstruction in South Africa after the Second Boer War. A first edition.Illustrated with two folding colour maps. Collated, complete.Buchan examines the social, political, and economic challenges of rebuilding South Africa after the Boer War, particularly focusing on the transition from military to civil governance, repatriation of refugees, and revival of industry.Better known for authoring 'The Thirty-Nine Steps', Buchan draws on his first‑hand experience as private secretary to Alfred Milner, a colonial administrator and advocate for British subjects of the Transvaal and Orange Free State.With the inscription of G. J. F. Tomlinson to a front blank. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, with bump to back strip head. Inscription to a front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with only the odd spot. Small closed tear to one folding map. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .