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Paperback. Zustand: Fair.

244 x 170 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. (xiv) + 377; profusely illustrated with contemporary artwork in monochrome. Slightest curl to corners of wrappers; earlier owner's bookplate to half-title. Very good condition. "An off-beat anthology spanning four hundred years of travel in and around the southern tip of Africa. From early European seafarers making sometimes bloody contact with Khoikhoi at the Cape, to the era of railways, hotels and pass laws, The Wind Makes Dust takes us on an eccentric odyssey through the past. It parades a cast that includes soldiers and statesmen, cannibals both black and white, missionaries, elephant hunters, escaping slaves, circus showmen, fossil hunters, a shipwrecked Siamese mandarin and a homesick San shaman. It also contains instructions for cooking elephant's foot, some truly awful poetry, a quest for the unicorn, and a sprinkling of discreet sex.".…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. 2nd impression. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. Internally, tanned pages. Pen inscription. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. r*19/06/2026. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. 3rd impression. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. Internally, tanned pages. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. r*18/05/2026. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Softcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. Internally, tanned pages. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. r*19/06/2026. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Binding is square, tight, and solid. Pages are clean, unmarked, and not bent. Bottom right corner of cover curls slightly. First edition, first printing.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A smart copy. The covers are tidy. They have very mild user wear about the edges. The contents have evidence of some evidence of contented use. Nonetheless, the pages are very clean and clear, generous, happy, welcoming. Tightly bound. fk r*28/02/2024. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. wraps are shelf rubbed and creased. internally clean. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 377 pages (complete). Wraps shelf rubbed and marked. Foxing, markings on page edges. Still in good condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. wraps are shelf rubbed and a bit creased. light marks. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

214 x 138 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. (x) + 252, incl. index; plates; maps. Light browning; earlier owner's name signed on half-title. Very good condition. John Graham (1778-1821) was appointed by Cape governor Cradock as "special commissioner for military and civil affairs in the eastern districts His orders were to allow the Xhosa to cross the Fish river in peaceful fashion, failing which effective means were to be employed to drive them within their frontiers. Immediately after the war he advised Cradock to prevent the return of the Xhosa by erecting a line of military posts along the Fish River from the sea to the second interior mountain range." - DSAB I, pp. 314-5. Graham's greatest military achievement was probably in bringing the Fourth Frontier War to a successful conclusion in March of 1812. The town of Grahamstown (now Makhanda), on the site of the headquarters of the Cape Regiment, is named in his honour.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Zustand: Gut. 377 Seiten; 9780624041658.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 1.