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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Walton, James; Professor D Holm (foreword)

Double-storeyed, flat-roofed buildings of the rural Cape (1993)

Published: Saayman & Weber, Cape Town, 1993

Edition: First (limited)

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  • For many years, the author was South Africa's pre-eminent writer on and photographer of vernacular architecture

Sepia illustration of a Colesberg double-storey flat-roofed house to the upper cover, colour illustration of a Barrydale shop as frontispiece, viii/112 pp of prelims, illustrated text, glossary and index

  • Author's ink dedication to the half-title page, different bookplates of Warren Siebrits Art Books and Siebrits's signature to front free endpaper verso and title-page (see images); ownership signature on front paste-down
  • "This publication is a limited numbered issue of 400 numbered copies of which this is number" [no number visible] 

The book is divided into sections covering conversions of originally single-storey buildings, farm double-storey flat-roofs and town and village double-story flat-roofs

  • The overall condition is better than very good - complete, undiscoloured and otherwise unmarked
  • Binding Condition: Very Good +
  • Overall Condition: Very Good +
  • Size: 245 x 185; 0.4 kg
  • Sold By: Fontein Books
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Eft (South Africa), SWIFT (rest of world), or $ checks for US or Australian buyers
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