Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South Africa.: A study of the interaction of two cultures 1795 - 1837
by Lewcock, Ronald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
A A Balkema. A standard work on the subject which will appeal to the general reader as well as the serious scholar. The main body of the book is a detailed study of the buildings over the whole period from 1795 to 1837. Fully illustrated in colour, half-tone and line. A special section deals with the evolution of construction and building organization, the scope of town-planning before 1850. Foxing to front and rear prelims. Some edge-wear to rear prelims. 451 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. Heavy item and will incur additional postage for overseas. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair. Edge-wear with a couple of small open tears to extremities. Abrasions and rubbing. Light foxing to verso. Binding: Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quagga Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 305736
- Title
- Early Nineteenth Century Architecture in South Africa.
- Author
- Lewcock, Ronald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A A Balkema
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africana; Art & Architecture (South African);
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About the Seller
Quagga Books
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Cape Town
About Quagga Books
We have been in business for over 25 years. Situated in Kalk Bay, Cape Town at the Southern tip of Africa, we deal in all types of collectable books. Over the years we have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Louis Vuitton Travel Guide, The Guardian and numerous others.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....