In Search Of South Africa

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1949. Hardback. London: Methuen, 1949. Hardback, first edition, second impression. Good condition, no dust-jacket, publisher's original yellow clothboards with gilt blocking to front and spine, internally clean tight and bright. Small gift inscription to FEP. 368 pages including index, mapped front end papers, frontis plus 15 sepia photo illustrations, b/w map of the Cape Peninsular.… Read more about this item

Methuen & Co. 1948 1st edition.. 7.5 x 5.0 inches. In cream cloth covers with gilt to maroon title label on spine and gilt flower to front. With pictorial dustwrapper. Map to front endpapers. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; Tear to back top edge. Price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Mild foxing to edges. Neat… Read more about this item

Methuen & Co.., Ltd., London, 1948. Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Signed. 368 pages (complete). Hand-numbered 455 of a limited edition of 500 copies. Signed by Morton on the certification page. A very sound, pleasing copy. The spine has a leather patch at the head with the book's titling further affixed. The boards… Read more about this item

London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1948 An historical travel work. This was South Africa just after World War II and just before the Nationalist Party came to power. Travel writer H.V. Morton loved South Africa unashamedly. He starts the introduction: "While I was in the Union of South Africa I was constantly reminded of the classical world, in which illusion… Read more about this item

London, UK: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvi, 368pp; eight colour plates. Blue cloth-covered boards; gilt design on front , gilt titles on maroon spine label, bevelled. Spine and parts of covers sun faded. Map endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. 8vo. The fifth… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 1948. First edition. Hard cover. Published London: Methuen, 1948, first printing. 8vo., xii+368pp., illustrated with 16 plates, 1 map and map endpapers. Yellow cloth with gilt titles and cover design. Very good. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Methuen & Co. Ltd. Hardback. Very Good. SIGNED. SIGNED limited edition (195/500) hardback with slipcase and no jacket. In overall very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - slip-case rubbed and slightly tanned to edges; blue buckram bevel-edges boards slightly faded to spine. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotations… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 1948. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. NEAR-FINE (SMALL INK STAIN AT SPINE BOTTOM, OTHERWISE A CLEAN, TIGHT COPY) IN A NEAR-FINE, PRICE-CLIPPED DUST JACKET WITH VERY MINOR EDGE WEAR. Uncommon in this condition, especially the dust jacket.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. signed. Inscribed by Author(s)368 pages (complete). Inscribed by H V Morton to Cyril Watling (the great Fleet Street newspaper man) and dated: Somerset West, March 16 1964. An ambling, genial, account of travelling through South Africa written with Morton characteristic care and politesse. A much owned copy.… Read more about this item

Dodd Mead [New York NY],, 1948. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 16 plates, a full-page map in the text and front endpaper map; handsomely bound in burgundy full crushed morocco, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, uncut, ribbon marker, a… Read more about this item

Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1948. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First American edition . Near fine in black cloth with gilt titles, lacking the dust jacket. (359pp. ) (6" X 8 3/4") Includes illustrations and maps. ; 6" x 83/4"; 359 pages .

Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1950 An excellent, clean and tightly bound book. Previous owner's ex libris stamp on the first page. End paper maps. Index. Bibliography, Glossary, Index. Sepia black and white photographs. 368 pages. Size: Approx 5" Wide and 7½" Tall

London, UK: Methuen & Company Ltd.. G/G. (1948). First Edition. Cloth w/DJ. 8vo., 368 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, cover bumped, stained, page toning, writing on half title page .

Methuen & Co, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. First Edition. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners… Read more about this item

Methuen, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1948. First Edition. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth with gilt lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning.

Methuen and Co Ltd, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950. Third Edition. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces.… Read more about this item

Methuen, 1948. hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 7x5x1. This book does NOT include a jacket. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

Methuen & Co., 1949. Hardcover. Good. 1949. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and… Read more about this item

Methuen, 1949. Hardcover. Good. 1949. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some… Read more about this item

Methuen, 1948-01-01. hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 7x5x1. This book does NOT include a jacket. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.