THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1652 - 1833 An Account of its Buildings and the Life of its People (1956) - SIGNED

Publisher's grey cloth binding with gilt design on front panel and titles on spine. Illustrated dust jacket.

166pp. Numerous illustrations, photos (many by Arthur Elliott), maps and plans. SIGNED and dated by the author on the title page.

Internally clean. Binding tight. Jacket with age-associated edge wear and a tear on the front panel below the title but with no loss of paper. Overall a good copy.

'This is another book by Professor Pearse, a well known authority on the early architecture of this country and whose first book EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA is now a rare piece of Africana.

In this work the author has given us the historical background to the buildings illustrated and has said something about the life and customs of the people who built them.

In addition to the flat roofed town houses and the gabled country houses, a number of early nineteenth century buildings, which show the influence of the then prevailing Georgian and Regency architecture in England, have been included.

In South Africa today there is a growing tendency to reproduce our early historic furniture and the author has selected some of the best examples for illustration.

The period covered, 1652 to 1833, is one in which the finest buildings, furniture and craftsmanship were produced at the Cape.'