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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Bowler (T.W.)

PICTORIAL ALBUM OF CAPE TOWN:

with views of Simon's Town, Port Elizabeth and Graham's Town; from original drawings by T.W. Bowler; with historical and descriptive sketches by W.R. Thomson

Published: C. Struik, Cape Town, 1984

Edition: Second impression

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $60

Bidding opens: 3 Oct 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 10 Oct 16:30 GMT

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44 pages, 12 leaves of colour plates (1 folding). Oblong quarto. Some spotting to preliminary pages as normally seen. Cloth, dust wrapper. Reprint of the 1866 edition, 2nd impression of the 1966 edition.


The twelve plates depict the following views: 1. View of Cape Town, from Table Bay. (folding panoramic frontispiece). 2. The Government-House. 3. St. George's Cathedral, from Wale-Street. 4. The Public Library and Museum, from the Botanic Garden. 5. Adderley-Street and the Dutch Reformed Church. 6. The entrance to the Castle. 7. The Roman Catholic Cathedral. 8. The Lutheran Church, Strand-Street. 9. The Presbyterian Church, St. Andrew's-Square. 10. Simon's Town. 11. Port Elizabeth. 12. Graham's Town, from the Bay-Road.

  • Jacket Condition: Excellent
  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Excellent
  • Size: 38 x 29 cm


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