Ashambeni
by Pirow, Oswald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Johannesburg: Dagbreek, no date c. 1950s, First Edition). Illustrated by Hilda Stevenson-Hamilton. 8vo; original blue cloth; price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 112. Dustwrapper reinforced with tape; browning throughout. Name of previous owner on front free endpaper. Good condition. English text. "The central figure of the present work is a hound, an animal of outstanding size and sagacity, modelled, the author assures us, on one formerly owned by himself; and I am sure readers will find the exploits and adventures of Ashambeni and his master, Maskakatsi, as engrossing as those of Shangani. The period is the same: namely that during which the Zulu general Manukosi, having with his impi broken away from his overload Chaka the Zulu Napoleon, had established himself in Gazaland (now part of Portuguese East Africa), and, following the example of Shaka, employed himself in the subjugation of all the surrounding tribes. This book deals with a fascinating period of Southern African history, and reveals several interesting and little-known sidelights." - From Introduction by J. Stevenson-Hamilton. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6100
- Title
- Ashambeni
- Author
- Pirow, Oswald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Johannesburg: Dagbreek, no date c. 1950s, First Edition)
- Keywords
- South African Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- South African Literature;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...