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Gamebirds & Waterfowl of South Africa: a collection of 68 water-colours by CG Finch-Davies, originally commissioned to illustrate Lt-Col Boyd Robert Horsbrugh's 1912 volume 'The Game-Birds and Water-Fowl of South Africa'
by Horsbrugh, Patrick (foreword); Kemp, Dr Alan; Barnicoat, F C
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0620095229
- ISBN 13
- 9780620095228
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
Winchester Press, Johannesburg, 1986. Limited. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Signed. 190 pages (complete). Hand-numbered 30 of a limited collectors' edition of 250 copies. Signed by Alan Kemp on the title page. Half leather. Marbled boards. A wonderful, tranquil copy. Included: publisher's blad for the book, associated press clippings. The book is housed in an ivory cloth covered slipcase (marbled edges, leathered lips). The case is scuffed, marked and worn from handling and shelving. The boards are most handsome and healthy. Gilt titling. The contents are in immaculate condition. The front pastedown and frontispage have ex-libris plates for Roydon Peden, and his ownership stamp. The contents are serene, elegant, very clean and clear, fresh and bright, vivid, vibrant, visceral, keen - as if new throughout! fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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- Title
- Gamebirds & Waterfowl of South Africa: a collection of 68 water-colours by CG Finch-Davies, originally commissioned to illustrate Lt-Col Boyd Robert Horsbrugh's 1912 volume 'The Game-Birds and Water-Fowl of South Africa'
- Author
- Horsbrugh, Patrick (foreword); Kemp, Dr Alan; Barnicoat, F C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited
- ISBN 10
- 0620095229
- ISBN 13
- 9780620095228
- Publisher
- Winchester Press, Johannesburg
- Date Published
- 1986
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africana - Birds;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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About Chapter 1 Books
Chapter 1 trades out of three premises that are all in the Johannesburg area. Our emphasis is on providing quality books at highly competitive prices. A large (and continuously growing) selection of our books are listed on various websites on the internet. We specialise in Modern First Editions, Rhodesiana, Africana and other rare and out of print books.
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