Book Collecting in South Africa
by Christison, Grant
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0958415110
- ISBN 13
- 9780958415118
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(Pietermaritzburg: the author, 1996) 0958415110. 8vo; original maroon cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (vi) + 169; text illustrations; colour plates. Edition of 200 numbered copies. Dustwrapper sunned on spine panel. Very good condition. "Few South Africans have discovered the pleasure of book collecting. This little guide is designed to sharpen local interest in book collecting and to provide practical tips on how to begin. South Africa has inspired some of the finest travel books ever penned. We have a rich literature in all fields. Many of our older books are still priced well within the reach of the average collector. Book Collecting in South Africa looks at why we should collect, at books in the home, the care of books, the sourcing of books and much, much more." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11249
- Title
- Book Collecting in South Africa
- Author
- Christison, Grant
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0958415110
- ISBN 13
- 9780958415118
- Publisher
- (Pietermaritzburg: the author, 1996) 0958415110
- Place of Publication
- Scottville
- This edition first published
- 1996
- Keywords
- South Africa. Africana. Book collecting. Bibliophily. Books about books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books about books;
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.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...