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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Mackinnon (Rev. James)

SOUTH AFRICAN TRAITS

Published: James Gemmel, Edinburgh, 1887

Edition: 1st

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vi + 301pp +16pp adverts. Publisher's original gilt titles blue cloth hardcover.

Front EP gutter cracked. OBC has a vertical adhesion mark. Slight edge-wear to spine ends and corners. Ex Libris paste-down to front fixed EP. Light foxing to EPs but mostly toned. Apart from the flaws mentioned, a very good copy indeed.

The author was a clergyman who spent three years in South Africa. He describes his own experiences as well as historical incidents. Includes chapters on Boer life and society, the effects of slavery, the effects of Christianity on native peoples, and mining. Mendelssohn 1, p957.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 230mm x 156mm x 26mm
  • Sold By: Booktown Africana
  • Contact Person: Chris Shelton
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0685615292
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Internet banking transfer (EFT), PAYPAL. Regret no Credit Card facility.
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