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Jan Christian Smuts
by Smuts, J. C
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Cassell & Company, Ltd, London, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic and Maps. introduction by author, biographical summary, bibliography and index. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of General J. C. Smuts. Within the text there are another 23 pages of black-and-white photography and five maps. Black coloured cloth boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. The biography of one of South Africa's senior early statesman General J. C. Smuts, as seen by his son. Bumping and slight rubbing to the backstrip edges and to the book corners. The underlying board is visible to the lower book corners. Heavy browning of the top text block edge and lighter browning of the other text block edges. Browning and foxing to the endpapers and the foxing is present for the first few and last few pages of the book. Previous owners details to the top edge of the free front and paper. Browning of the internal pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XVI, 568 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Maps. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; History -- South Africa; South Africa; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 0107590. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0107590
- Title
- Jan Christian Smuts
- Author
- Smuts, J. C
- Illustrator
- Photographic and Maps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell & Company, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Biography, Politics, History, South Africa Politics & Government; History -- South Africa; South Africa; Biography & Autobiography. Photographic and Maps Unbranded Smuts, J. C. Jan Christian Smuts
- Bookseller catalogs
- History -- South Africa;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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