The Guardians by MACLEAN J - 1974

Books of Rhodesia. Bulawayo 1974 1st edition.. Bookplate to front pastedown, top edge dusty, 4 square corners, VG+ condition in lesser dustwrapper (spine faded, spotted, wear along top edges and several minor tears). still a clean looking copy however.. Green cloth boards. 305pp. illustrated plates, line drawings, map. 4to. An absorbing history of the Southern Rhodesian Native Department and its serving members. The author, a Native Commissioners wife, spent 23 years on various remote stations with her husband.

Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Poor. 305 pages (complete). A generous much owned book. The dustjacket is very worn and torn, marked and stained from storage and handling. It is secure and stoic. The green cover has shelving wear to all edges particularly to the spine head and foot. The frontispage has a previous owner inscription. The early pages have publisher creasing. The pages, though, are clean, clear, amiable, convivial, firm, sure. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Books of Rhodesia, 1974. Hardcover. Poor/Poor. jacket is worn, torn and creased. edge wear and knocking on boards. foxing and markings throughout. book is damp and very wavy. mainly a reading copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Books of Rhodesia, 1974-01-01. First Edition 1974. Hardcover. Good/Good. Externally the book is tightly bound. The book shows signs of previous ownership. There is shelf rubbing on the wraps. There is minor foxing along the top edge of the block. Internally the pages are clean and bright. gk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Books of Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 305 pages (complete). A genial and contented copy. The dustjacket is worn, torn, scruffy. The spine is sunned. The dj is secure and comfortable. The boards have shelving wear to the edges. They are otherwise tidy and smart. Within, the contents are in very good and assured condition. The pages are clean, clear, very occasionally marked, fresh and eager, certain and confident. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1974 The Guardians is an absorbing history of the Southern Rhodesian Native Department, its serving members and their wives. The Department, backbone of the administration during Rhodesia's infancy and youth, was charged with the herculean task of reconciling, as painlessly as possible, two very different racial cultures.That it managed to do this so successfully is a tribute to the courage and enterprise of those dedicated men and women who spent the best years of their lives in government service on isolated outstations. Through narrative, anecdote and perceptive comment, Joy Maclean illuminates their trials, their joys and accomplishments and, in doing so, expresses that tribute in the clearest terms. Essentially, The Guardians is a story about people, their work, their adventures and their families. But it is also a careful analysis - of a great organisation's birth, sturdy growth and final, sad demise, and of the impressive way in which the African people of… Read More