The Brenthurst Series. Number 88 of the De Luxe Edition limited to 125 copies. In the original slip case covered with marbled paper and leather trim, half dark green leather binding with marbled paper boards, gilt titling on the spine, top edge gilt, well illustrated. Shelf wear to the slip case with a bit of loss to the marbled papers, light wear to boards and raised bands on the spine, otherwise fine.
"Consisting of a short introduction and 22 views of nineteenth-century Cape town as well as 64 groups of costumed inhabitants of the early Cape, this volume forms an exquisite historical and social record in the form of watercolour paintings. The work is accompanied by De Meillon’s People of Colour (by Robert C.-H. Shell), a 16-page commentary on the costumes depicted in De Meillon’s work". -The Brenthurst Press.
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 274 x 267mm
- Sold By: Richmond Books and Prints
- Contact Person: John Donaldson
- Country: South Africa
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- Telephone: 081 270 8827
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