A History of South Africa
by Walker, Eric A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1928). 8vo; original dark buckram, lettered in gilt on spine; gift inscription to front free endpaper; pp. xii + 623, incl. index; several maps. Spine darkened, with light wear to extremities; cloth partially mottled; a little foxing to endpapers and edges. Good condition. The front endpaper inscription reads: "To Miss Winifred de Villiers / in recollection of many pleasant / motor drives from C. W. Darwin / Cape Town / 1928". .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9071
- Title
- A History of South Africa
- Author
- Walker, Eric A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1928)
- Keywords
- South African History
- Bookseller catalogs
- South African History;
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.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...