An account of its urban and rural industries, their probable future development and extension.
Issued by order of the Government of the Cape Colony
First edition: ix, 355 pages = 46 pages of adverts at the back, 6 folding maps in colour, numerous black and white plates, diagrams, original brown cloth pictorial boards with gilt vignette on the upper cover, title gilt on the upper cover and spine, a very good copy.
Mendelssohn (Sidney) South African Bibliography vol 1. page 233: The volume contains a description of the Cape Colony, with data of every kind, articles upon agriculture, viticulture, and many notes and hints for the benefit of farmers new to the country. A detailed account is given of each division in the Cape, with appendices which traverse almost every subject which might need the attention or investigation of new-comers. Several maps show the rainfall throughout South Africa, while others give the distribution of sheep, goats, horned cattle, horses, and ostriches over the colony.
London : P. S. King & Son. South Africa : J. C. Juta & Co., Cape Town
- Overall Condition: A very good copy
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