Isbn: 9780869201534 - rhodesia past and present [hardcover] by du toit, s.j. (3 Ergebnisse)

Rhodesiana Reprint Library Silver Series, Volume 15. Text facsimile of the Heinemann edition of 1897, with a new foreword and index. 8vo; original brown boards, lettered in silver gilt on spine, with silver gilt ox-waggon device to upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (xiv) + xv + (iii) + 218 + (ix), incl. index; plates. Dustwrapper a little sunned on spine panel; trace of spotting to top edge; top fore-corner of lower board slightly turned. Very good condition. "The purpose of Du Toit's series of firsthand observer 'sketches' was to report progress on Rhodesia - then only four years old - to the South African public. Little escaped his notice and his comments on travel, agricultural opportunities, flora and fauna, the early settlers (with particular reference to Afrikaners), mining prospects, the first urban settlements, African tribal life, and Rhodes's new telegraph and railway, make fascinating reading.".…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Reprint. Rhodesiana Reprint Silver Series Volume Fifteen. The jacket is shelf rubbed with creasing around the edges and scuffing on the spine. The boards are tidy overall with little edge wear. The binding is excellent. No inscriptions or annotations. Presents well in cellophane. r*15/01/2024. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Ausreichend. Generally in good condition, soot on top of block. Book was affected by a fire incident in a library in the year 2000. Ex libris of former owner.