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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Hans Fransen and Mary Alexander Cook

THE OLD BUILDINGS OF THE CAPE

The enlarged and revised edition of The Old Houses of the Cape, this book has been expanded in its terms of reference.

Published: A A Balkema, Cape Town, 1980

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Cover edge-worn and rubbed on front. Cover illustration unharmed. Brown paper-covered boards, silver logo on front and spine. Covers in excellent condition, binding tight. Very light foxing on front and back paste-down endpapers.

Key maps of ten areas, with localised maps for details of town plans: 80 photographs; 32 areas covered.

Pages [i-iv] v-xiv 1-458

A survey and description of old buildings in the Western Province, extending from Cape Town to Calvinia in the north and to Graaff-Reinet, Colesberg and Uitenhage in the east. The styles covered include Cape Dutch, Cape Regency, Georgian and Victorian. This edition includes new gable diagrams, ground plans and half-tone illustrations.

Both authors are authorities on Africana.

  • Size: 290 x 210 x 35 mm
  • Sold By: Pringle Bay Books
  • Contact Person: Neil Berens
  • Country: South Africa
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