Lighthouses of Southern Africa
by Portnet (editors), and Mike Crewe-Brown (photography)
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(Johannesburg: Roche Products, 1992). 4to; original green rexine, lettered in gilt on spine, and with pictorial onlay to upper cover; laminated pictorial dustwrapper, housed in removable protector; pp. 69 + (iv); full-colour photographs; some line drawings; map. Fine condition. "The Lighthouses of Southern Africa is more than just a book about lighthouses, it tells a story of the rich maritime history of our shores, a history filled with tales of bravery, foolishness and sunken treasures. A record of the past and a tribute to those lights which shine brightly both to warn sailors of hidden dangers and to welcome them home." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8943
- Title
- Lighthouses of Southern Africa
- Author
- Portnet (editors), and Mike Crewe-Brown (photography)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- (Johannesburg: Roche Products, 1992)
- Keywords
- Pharology. Lighthouses. Voyages. Ships. Shipwreck. South African coastline. Photography Maritime
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
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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- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....