Vein of Gold
by Struben, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: A. A. Balkema, 1957). 8vo; original blue leatherette, lettered in gilt on spine, and with gilt publisher's device to upper cover; tinted top edge; pp. 190, incl. index; frontis. portrait; plates. Earlier owner's bookplate to front free endpaper; endpapers slightly foxed. Very good condition. Charles Frederick William Struben (1877-1958) was the son of Harry Struben. He was educated at the Diocesan College, Rondebosch, at Clifton College, Bristol, and at University College Oxford, where he studied law, captained the university rugby team and was president of the athletics club. Returning to South Africa, he practiced law, was elected to the Cape House of Assembly as the member for Wynberg. During the First World War, he served with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in the Mediterranean, and received an O.B.E. Following the war and his return to South Africa, he left the legal profession for commerce, remaining active in political affairs. Before publication in book form, his memoirs appeared in a mimeographed version in 1953. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7259
- Title
- Vein of Gold
- Author
- Struben, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: A. A. Balkema, 1957)
- Keywords
- Cape of Good Hope. World War One. Royal Naval Volunteers South Africa. Struben family Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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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.
Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...