RHODESIAN TAPESTRY , A History in Needlework by OLIVER RANSFORD

(Bulawayo, Books of Rhodesia, 1971). 125 x 210 mm; pictorial wraps; a little mild foxing to endpapers and wraps; pp. 95; colour photographs. Very good condition. "The National Tapestry which hangs in the House of Parliament is an artistic study of Rhodesian history. The work had its origin in 1946 in a suggestion by Lady Tait, wife of the then Governor of Southern Rhodesia, that the Women's Institutes of the country should combine to create a tapestry which depicted the cardinal events in Rhodesian history on the lines of the famous Bayeux Tapestry." .

Modern Press. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. A small thin guide to the history of Zimbawean / Rhodesian tapestries. [TK] The wraps are slightly shelf rubbed. internally clean and tightly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Books of Rhodesia, 1971. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 95 Pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*09/03/2022. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Bulawyo: Books of Rhodesia Publishing Co., 1971.. 1st edition. Rhodesian history embroidered by the Women's Institutes of Rhodesia, creating a National Tapestry in the manner of the Bayeux Tapestry, and hung in the House of Parliament. Landscape format. 12.5cms x 21cms. Pp.95, colour illustrations throughout, old water-stain to rear top corners. Paperback, slightly rubbed. G+.