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Auction #131 begins on 21 May 2026

Storrar (Patricia) and Sewell (John F.)

1. PORTRAIT OF PLETTENBERG BAY and 2. THE PRIVATE DIARY OF THE VILLAGE HARBOUR-MASTER 1875 - 1897

Published: Centaur & The Ladywood Publisher, Cape Town & Plettenberg Bay, 1979 & 1983

Edition: First & First

Reserve: $50

Approximately:

Estimate: $60

Bidding opens: 21 May 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 28 May 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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1. Storrar, (Patricia) PORTRAIT OF PLETTENBERG BAY

Colour frontis. x, 242 pages: illustrations (b/w and colour), portraits, maps (1 on endpapers). Paper covered boards, in a pictorial dust jacket. Dustjacket has limited edge wear, internally clean. A well researched book on Plettenberg Bay's history.

Published: Centaur Publishers, Cape Town, 1978 Edition: First edition

2. Sewell (John F.) THE PRIVATE DIARY OF THE VILLAGE HARBOUR-MASTER 1875 - 1897 Passages selected and edited by C.D. Storrar

Paperback 135 pp, some black and white photographs and illustrations.
Cover has wear and a fold to front cover. Fep has a tide mark and rear end paper browned. Book is internally clean.

"A lively picture of late Victorian life at Plettenberg Bay [Western Cape]; also a chronicle of ships and shipwrecks and of the final phase of harpoon whaling at the Bay".

Published:The Ladywood Publisher, Plettenberg Bay, 1983 Edition: First

 
  • Jacket Condition: Good
  • Binding Condition: Very good & Good
  • Overall Condition: Good & Fair
  • Size: 245 x 190 mm & 230 x 150 mm


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