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Gift copy from Primo Labia, Italian Ambassador to South Africa c.1934-36, to a Member of Parliament.
Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, 346 pages. Scuffing to boards, edges worn, pages browning.
Ex-libris card of Thomas Hippisley Coultier on inside front, with an inscription by him on the flep: "Given to my father when he was a member of Parliament, by Prince Labia, Italian Ambassador to South Africa about 1934-1936".
"The Labia Theatre in Cape Town is named after Princess Labia, who officially opened the venue on May 16, 1949. Originally an Italian Embassy ballroom, it was funded by her aristocratic Italian family to serve as a venue for the performing arts before later becoming South Africa's oldest independent cinema" - www.thelabia.co.za
- Jacket Condition: Good
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 180x245mm
- Name: Richmond Books and Prints
- Contact Person: John Donaldson
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 081 270 8827
- Preferred Payment Methods: Credit Card, Electronic Transfer & Paypal
- Trade Associations: AA Approved
