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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Heller,David

A HISTORY OF CAPE SILVER 1700-1870

Published: David Heller(Pty) Limited, Cape Town, 1949

Edition: 1st Edition

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A HISTORY OF CAPE SILVER 1700-1870. With David Heller the collection of Cape silver amounts to a passion. For the three years which it has taken him to compile this remarkable work he has become so absorbed in his subject that he can be said to have lived with the Cape silversmiths of the 18th and early 19th centuries. A full and comprehensive work 276 pages of detailed and expansive text.Frontispiece plus 90 further illustrations,protected by tissue guards. Precis of list of Silversmiths and Guide to their marks is included. Original black buckram with silver lettering to front cover with candlestick vignette. Spine label with gilt lettering. Odd spot.Generally very clean copy. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to box on TITLE PAGE.
  • Jacket Condition: No Jacket
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 225 x 280mm
  • Sold By: Quathlamba Winds Books
  • Contact Person: Ian & Yvonne Halford
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 01743 361772
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Paypal-Cheques-Direct Transfer to UK Bank.
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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