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THE ALGOA GAZETTEER

Rural Placenames in the Nine East Cape Districts of Albany, Alexandria, Bathurst, Humansdorp, Port Elizabeth, Steytlerville, Uitenhage, Uniondale (in part), and Willowmore

Published: Algoa Regional Services Council, Port Elizabeth, 1993

Edition: First Edition

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First Edition: 666 pages, bound in red rexine with gilt titling on the upper cover and spine, a very good copy.

Compiler's Preface: 'The genesis of any placename seldom arises from deliberate thought or choice: it happens when some trivial incident occurs at some insignificant place, perhaps from nothing more exciting than the shooting of a rogue baboon in a patch of bush or the drowning of a pet horse at a drift. For a time the name Bobbejaansbos or Paarde Drift is on everyone's lips and may survive for half a century without anyone having described the incident in print to give hope of survival to a name which today we would like to have explained. Instead, such names pass into limbo and their impact is lost. Conversely, many a name with little to recommend it survives for no obvious reason.'

  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 4to (300 x 215 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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