Recased in mid-green cloth-boards with gilt lettering and rules to the spine, plain laid endpapers, engraved tissue-guarded painting of cattle on the banks of the Orange River at Aliwal North as frontispiece, xx + 6-fold map + 523 pp of text (no index) + 6 further inserted plates and 6 woodcuts in the text.
CONDITION. The binding, boards and endpapers are fine. Brown marks to the first 4 leaves and last leaf. An 1871 birthday dedication from his loving wife to Charles J Shelwell, upside down on the last leaf of the book. Light sunning of all the page edges. Otherwise complete, unmarked and undiscoloured.
A better than very good copy of a now rare title.
- Binding Condition: Fine (rebound)
- Overall Condition: Very Good +
- Size: 200 x 145 x 45; 1 kg
- Sold By: Fontein Books
- Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
- Preferred Payment Methods: Eft (South Africa), SWIFT (rest of world), or $ checks for US or Australian buyers
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