Empire, War & Cricket in South Africa: Logan of Matjiesfontein
by Allen, Dean
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 1770228470
- ISBN 13
- 9781770228474
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2015) 9781770228474. Squarish 8vo; original burgundy boards, lettered in white on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. xvii + (i) + 334, incl. index; profusely illustrated with recent and historical photographs and artwork, in colour and monochrome; map. Fine condition. "Illustrated throughout with rare photographs and documents, Empire, War & Cricket in South Africa is a unique social and political history of the workings of the British Empire in South Africa during the late nineteenth century; a well-researched and fascinating biography of the man who gave us Matjiesfontein; and an entertaining and at times unbelievable story of cricket's orgins in South Africa." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12352
- Title
- Empire, War & Cricket in South Africa: Logan of Matjiesfontein
- Author
- Allen, Dean
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1770228470
- ISBN 13
- 9781770228474
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2015) 9781770228474
- Place of Publication
- South Africa
- This edition first published
- 2015
- Keywords
- Cricket. James Douglas Logan. Cecil John Rhodes South African History
- Bookseller catalogs
- South African History;
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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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