Portait of A City( Signed)

This ,the second book on Pietermaritzburg written by Professor Hattersley, gives a portrait of colonial society more lively than any we have yet made.It is more than a history of the town for, with its fascinating glimpses of settler life, it presents an authentic cross-section of a South African community. Professor Hattersley has written a book of unusual quality, perhaps his best, certainly his most richly-peopled volume, for it abounds in amusing anecdotes and reflects his deep knowledge of the lives and steadfast spirit of the Natal settlers,patiently adapting themselves to a novel environment.

Unclipped dustcover, limited edition of 1000 copies this being numbered 623 an signed by the author.Frontispiece plus viii + 124 pages text with further plates. Light offset to endpapers. Very clean copy.