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John Wilcox
THE DIAMOND FRONTIER Signed & Numbered First Edition
UK. Headline 2006. 0755309863 / 9780755309863 First edition. First printing. Hardcover. New. Very fine. New. Very fine
Numbered first edition of 200. Signed, lined: "Fonthill saves the day!", dated and numbered by John Wilcox. Diamond stamped. Very fine hardcover in very fine dustjacket.
SYNOPSIS - It's 1880 and the atmosphere is volatile in the South African province of the Transvaal. The discovery of diamonds has bred greed and violence, while a strong anti-British feeling is taking hold amongst the Boer farmers. In addition, the bePedi tribe continues to rampage after the defeat of their Zulu allies at Rorke's Drift just one year ago. War-weary from the army's recent campaign in Afghanistan, former captain Simon Fonthill and his servant "352" Jenkins are homeward-bound when the cry for help comes. An old friend has been kidnapped in Kimberley, on South Africa's new Diamond Frontier, and the pair must go to her aid before redeeming a promise to act as army scouts in this increasingly turbulent region. But this is only the beginning. For when the acclaimed British hero, General Wolseley, decides to lead his column against the impenetrable stronghold of the bePedi, Fonthill and Jenkins once again find themselves marching to war...
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49.99 GBP
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John Wilcox
THE ROAD TO KANDAHAR Signed First Edition
United Kingdom. Headline. 2005 0755309847 / 9780755309849 First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. New. Fine. New. Fine.
A first edition, first printing of the second Simon Fonthill novel. Signed on the title page by John Wilcox. New and unread in fine condition with the slightest amount of shelfwear to book and jacket.
SYNOPSIS - It's July 1879 and Lieutenant Simon Fonthill is preparing to leave South Africa with his servant '352' Jenkins. Disillusioned with the British army after fighting in the Zulu wars, they are both determined to resign their commissions. However, Fonthill's talents as a soldier have not gone unnoticed and Colonel Lamb, in charge of intelligence, persuades him to join his next operation. And so Fonthill finds himself on his way to Afghanistan, where trouble is brewing for the small British force stationed there. Commanded by General Roberts, they are under orders to protect the British mission in the capital, Kabul, and desperately need reliable intelligence of any imminent attack. Thus Fonthill is sent on a difficult and dangerous mission deep into the Afghan mountains to gain information, the threat of capture and torture by the local tribes constantly hanging over him.Will Fonthill survive and break through to warn Roberts of the united force that is set to rise up against him? Or is it his fate to perish in the mountains at the hands of a brutal enemy?.
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14.99 GBP
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