Mostert, Noel

Frontiers. The Epic of South Africa's Creation and the Tragedy of the Xhosa People

Published: Jonathan Cape, London, 1992

Edition: First

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  • A thick (65 mm) and heavy (1.5 kg) 29-year-old book in near-fine overall condition

Colour-illustrated laminated unclipped (25 pounds) dustjacket, tan cloth-boards, red spine-band, plain endpapers, xxix pp of prelims, including three maps, a Xhosa genealogical table, preface and prologue, 1353 pp of text, epilogue, postscript, acknowledgments, notes on sources and production, notes, bibliography and index plus 8 + 16 + 8 inserted pp of b/w photographs printed on gloss art paper; loosely inserted is a cutting from an unknown newspaper with a review of the book by James Mitchell 

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  • The dustjacket is complete but minimally chipped at the head; the rounded binding is tight and the boards are undamaged; the endpapers are unmarked and undiscoloured; and the contents, including the plates, are complete, unmarked and undiscoloured except for light fingering at the foot of the pages
  • Jacket Condition: Near Fine
  • Binding Condition: Fine
  • Overall Condition: Near Fine
  • Size: 245 x 170 x 65; 1.5 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
  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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