Sayce katherine editor (1 Ergebnisse)

4to; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; endpaper maps; pp. xv + (i) + 431, incl. index; liberally illustrated with line drawings and full-colour plates. Dustwrapper rubbed, creased and torn, with archival tape repair to reverse side of upper panel; scuff to upper cover; some tape marks to pastedowns; trace of spotting to final blank . Dustwrapper notwithstanding, very good condition. The essential reference work on this landlocked southern African country. "The objective was to produce a book which would be an invaluable source of information in the home, in the office, in libraries and in schools in Zimbabwe, as well as in libraries throughout the world. . In deciding which Zimbabwean personalities merited inclusion we were faced with a difficult task. Broadly, the biographical entries in this encyclopedia are of people who have made an impact internationally in a particular field of endeavour, be it sport, science, art or any other field, and those whose role in the past and the present has been a significant factor in the history and development of this country.".…