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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Smithers, Reay H N (author), and Clare Abbott (artist)

Land Mammals of South Africa (de luxe edition of 50 signed copies)

A field guide

Published: Russel Friedman Books, Halfway House, 1986

Edition: Limited to 50 signed copies

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This is copy 11 of the limited edition of 50 copies signed by the author and artist published by Russel Friedman with the permission of Macmillan, publishers of the standard edition.

Slipcase with sides covered in grey cloth and top, bottom and back faces covered in marbled paper. Book quarter bound in green and blue calf spine with gilt-on-maroon spine title panel and matching marbled paper-board sides. Drawings in black of leopard kill on orange endpapers. Inserted Ariston leaf with the limited edition detail + xxiv + 229 pp of colour illustrated text and index.

The standard field guide is inexpensive; the attractively presented limited edition is collectable.

CONDITION. Fine overall with a few small scuffs on the raised spine bands.

  • Jacket Condition: Fine (slipcase)
  • Binding Condition: Fine
  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Size: 225 x 145
  • 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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