[See also Lot 308]
The 1895 issue of the Natal Civil Service List was the first of the series, superseding the civil establishment returns in the colony's blue books.
On the front paste-down is an 1895 date-stamp of the Chief Engineer of the Natal Government Railways.
The full title-page is reproduced in one of the images. The contents far exceed the expected civil establishment and pension lists, which take up only a third of the space. In addition, the colony's Constitution is reproduced, as are the Civil Service Act, 15 miscellaneous lists (consuls, JPs, advocates, attorneys, land surveyors, field cornets and so on), the Civil Service Calendar, the Civil Service Board, examination results and papers, as well as several indexes.
Indeed, one need hardly look further for details of the state of the Natal Colony in the last decade of the 19th century.
The red hard pebble-cloth boards, gilt lettered to the front and the (sunned) spine, are in excellent condition, with the extremities only lightly rubbed. The binding is tight. The endpapers are sunned and the first and last text leaves are foxed. The contents - xvii + 167 pp + an excellent copy of the folding colour map of the Colony - are complete, unmarked and undiscoloured.
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 220 x 150
- Sold By: Fontein Books
- Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
- Country: South Africa
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- 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
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