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Pictorial History of South Africa
by Preston, Antony
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0620084065
- ISBN 13
- 9780620084062
- Seller
-
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(Johannesburg: Central News Agency, 1989) 0620084065. Foreword by Professor T R H Davenport. Folio; original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 192, incl. index; profusely illustrated in monochrome and full colour, with photographs and contemporary artwork. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and very slightly creased, with trace of foxing to reverse side. Very good condition. "This handsome pictorial history shows in words and pictures - over 250 colour and black-and-white illustrations - why such a beautiful and richly endowed country has a complex and tragic past. Pictorial History of South Africa will appeal to everyone keen to discover the country's fascinating past." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7677
- Title
- Pictorial History of South Africa
- Author
- Preston, Antony
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0620084065
- ISBN 13
- 9780620084062
- Publisher
- (Johannesburg: Central News Agency, 1989) 0620084065
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Great Trek. Dutch colonisation. Portuguese mariners. Xhosa. Zulu. Frontier Wars. Apartheid. British Empire South African History
- Bookseller catalogs
- South African History;
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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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...