Oceana, or England and Her Colonies
by Froude, James Anthony
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: Longmans, 1898, Silver Library Edition). Crown 8vo; original burgundy buckram lettered in gilt on spine; gilt-ruled upper cover; pp. viii + 342 + 32; frontis. with tissue guard; title page vignette; plates. Cloth a bit stippled; earlier owner's bookplate to front pastedown; some spotting to page edges and outer leaves. Very good condition. (Mendelssohn I, p. 578: 1st edition) "An earlier statesman, impressed by the ironies of his task, once wittily remarked that if you wish to be misled about a country you should consult the man who lives there and speaks the language. In 1874 Lord Carnarvon, anxious to know South Africa, took this aphorism to heart. He chose a man who had never seen South Africa, and who spoke only one of its many languages, to be first his eyes and ears in South Africa and eventually his mouth as well. For a long period of years James Anthony Froude had devoted his energy and his eloquence to the history which others had made. For a brief time in South Africa he brought those same gifts to bear on the history he made himself." - Malherbe: Eminent Victorians in South Africa, pp. 54-55 .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4253
- Title
- Oceana, or England and Her Colonies
- Author
- Froude, James Anthony
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: Longmans, 1898, Silver Library Edition)
- Keywords
- James Anthony Froude. Cape of Good Hope. Australia. New Zealand. British Colonies. British Empire. Travel. Voyages. Sir George Grey. Sir Charles Warren South African History
- Bookseller catalogs
- South African History;
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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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