THE CITY OF PRETORIA AND DISTRICTS. An Official Handbook describing the Social, Official, Farming, Mining, and General Progress and Possibilities of the Administrative Capital and Surrounding Districts. Issued under the joint auspices of the Pretoria Municipality and the General Manager, South African Railways
by (Pretoria Municipality)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Johannesburg: Publicity Department, South African Railways, December 1913.. 1913.. Good. - Octavo, rust brown pictorial cloth titled in black on spine with a view of Pretoria stamped in black on each cover. The covers are bumped & lightly soiled & the spine is faded. [iv] & 164 pp. & 4 pages of ads. There are Thomas Cook stamps on the front pastedown & title. There is scattered foxing & staining. Folding B&W panoramic frontispiece, 2nd B&W frontispiece, B&W photographic illustraitons & B&W textual illustrations. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22161
- Title
- THE CITY OF PRETORIA AND DISTRICTS. An Official Handbook describing the Social, Official, Farming, Mining, and General Progress and Possibilities of the Administrative Capital and Surrounding Districts. Issued under the joint auspices of the Pretoria Municipality and the General Manager, South African Railways
- Author
- (Pretoria Municipality)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Johannesburg: Publicity Department, South African Railways, December 1913.
- Date Published
- 1913.
- Keywords
- TRAVEL; TOURISM; SOUTH AFRICA; PRETORIA; GUIDE; HANDBOOK; MINING; FARMING; SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS; ILLUSTRATIONS; THE CITY OF PRETORIA AND DISTRICTS; SOCIAL; FARMING; MINING; SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAY.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Cloth
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Octavo
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