The Kafirs Illustrated in a Series of Drawings taken among The Amazulu, Amaponda, and Amakosa Tribes; also, Portraits of the Hottentot, Malay, Fingo, and other races inhabiting Southern Africa: together with sketches of landscape scenery in the Zulu Country, Natal, and the Cape Colony: A facsimile reprint of the original 1849 editiofn of hand-coloured lithographs:
by Angas, George French; Bradlow, F R (introduction)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0869610600
- ISBN 13
- 9780869610602
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
A. A. Balkema, Cape Town, Rotterdam, 1974. Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Complete. Hand-numbered 409 of a limited edition of 950 copies. A gratifying, imposing copy. The green boards have wear about the seams and spine. The spine is sturdy and sure. The boards have some very light scuffing and marks. Pressed gilt titling (bright). The boards are healthy, sound. The contents are pleasing. The tipped-in plates are wonderfully fresh, bright, serene. The colours are vivid, the texture smooth. The pages are clean, clear, confident, assured, gorgeously generous, convivial, congenial, companionable, produced with pride and pleasure. Please note that due to the weight and size of the book, should the book need be posted to the outside of South Africa, extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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- Title
- The Kafirs Illustrated in a Series of Drawings taken among The Amazulu, Amaponda, and Amakosa Tribes; also, Portraits of the Hottentot, Malay, Fingo, and other races inhabiting Southern Africa: together with sketches of landscape scenery in the Zulu Country, Natal, and the Cape Colony: A facsimile reprint of the original 1849 editiofn of hand-coloured lithographs:
- Author
- Angas, George French; Bradlow, F R (introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- ISBN 10
- 0869610600
- ISBN 13
- 9780869610602
- Publisher
- A. A. Balkema, Cape Town, Rotterdam
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town
- Date Published
- 1974
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africana - Social Studies;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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