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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Bowler (Thomas)

BOWLER’S FOUR VIEWS OF CAPE TOWN

Published: A.A.Balkema, Cape Town, 1966

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Facsimile reproductions of the original lithographs with a new introduction by Frank R. Bradlow.

6 pages of text and facsimile reproductions of the four lithographs, booksellers ticket on the front paste down end paper, pink paper-covered boards and brown cloth spine, a very good copy.

From the introduction: The Four views of Cape Town are today among the most difficult to obtain. They were originally sold in a printed wrapper and first advertised for sale in Sam Sly's Journal on 18 January 1844 and the South African Commercial Advertiser of 20 January 1844.

  • Overall Condition: A Very Good Copy
  • Size: Folio (420 x320mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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