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Auction #134 begins on 01 Oct 2026

Fransen (Hans) & Cook (Mary Alexander)

THE OLD BUILDINGS OF THE CAPE

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. Covering substantially the 18th and 19th century styles: Cape Dutch, Cape Regency, Georgian and Victorian

Published: A.A. Balkema, Cape Town, 1980

Edition: Second Revised Edition

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $50/60

Bidding opens: 1 Oct 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 8 Oct 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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Second Revised and Expanded Edition: 456 pages, illustrated throughout the with photographs, line drawings and maps, brown simulated cloth, a very good copy in lightly rubbed dust jacket.

Renamed The Old Buildings Of The Cape, the expanded second edition covers significant architecture up to the late 19th century; including Cape Dutch, Georgian, Regency, and Victorian styles, across the region from Calvinia to Colesberg and Uitenhage. It catalogues well over two thousand buildings with architectural descriptions and historical notes, supported by hundreds of photographs, plans, maps, and gable diagrams.

  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 4to (280 x 205 mm)


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