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South Africa and its Future Including the Commercial & General Gazetteer of South Africa Based on the Latest Data, and on Information Collected from Authorities Resident in the Various Localities
by The Duke of Argyll; E. F Knight; A. G. Davison etc
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cape Town: D. E. M'Connell & co., c1890. First edition. Leather. Good. 10" by 7". None stated. The first edition of this illustrated work on South Africa and its future, bound in crushed half morocco. The first edition. Illustrated with a full colour frontispiece, a folding map, six full colour plates and numerous monochrome vignettes and plates. Collated complete. This work was written as a collaboration between a host of authors, including the Duke of Argyll. The work discusses the future of South Africa by covering topics such as politics, the Railways, Law and Produce, with a large scale map depicting the country and its products and resources. Undated, dated by copies found on Jisc. In the publisher's original crushed half morocco, with cloth to the boards. Externally sound with fading to the spine, rubbing and bumping to the extremities, minimal loss and closed tears to the leather to the head of the spine, rubbing to the raised bands and joints with front joint starting to the tail and marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and the odd spot, heavier to the front blanks, and the odd minor handling mark. Stamp to pp. iii and pp. 1. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 895Z36
- Title
- South Africa and its Future Including the Commercial & General Gazetteer of South Africa Based on the Latest Data, and on Information Collected from Authorities Resident in the Various Localities
- Author
- The Duke of Argyll; E. F Knight; A. G. Davison etc
- Illustrator
- None stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. E. M'Connell & co.
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town
- Date Published
- c1890
- Size
- 10" by 7"
- Keywords
- First edition Illustrated South Africa Africa Illustrated
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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