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Metal Boxers. The story of Metal Box South Africa 1933 to 1983
by Hocking, Anthony
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0909079196
- ISBN 13
- 9780909079192
- Seller
-
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Press for Metal Box, 1983) 0909079196. 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; dustwrapper; pp. 223, incl. index; photographs. Dustwrapper rubbed; director's presentation inscription to half-title; a little light foxing to edges. Very good condition. "This is the story of Metal Box South Africa, a packaging and industrial giant that came into being in 1933 as the offspring of a British parent." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9852
- Title
- Metal Boxers. The story of Metal Box South Africa 1933 to 1983
- Author
- Hocking, Anthony
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0909079196
- ISBN 13
- 9780909079192
- Publisher
- (Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Press for Metal Box, 1983) 0909079196
- This edition first published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Industry. Businesses. Commerce
- Bookseller catalogs
- Commerce;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
All books offered subject to availability. Returns are accepted where we have erred materially in our description of goods.
About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Cloth
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....