Men of the Times: Pioneers of the Transvaal and Glimpses of South Africa
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
The Transvaal Publishing Company, Johannesburg, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 391 pages (complete). A stout copy. Ex-library (Transvaal Provincial Library / Transvaalse Provinsiale Biblioteek) copy with consequent debris, residue. labels, stamps, annotations, wear, usage. The front pastedown has a label declaring previous ownership by the (now closed) Macrorie House Museum in Pietermaritzburg. Half leather. The spine has been repaired with leather patches. Padded cloth boards. These are much marked, worn, scuffed. The leather corners are worn and rubbed. The spine has much wear. The gilt titling and decoration are dulled. The page trims are gilded. The contents are pleasing. They are tight, clean and clear, very confident, conscientious, dutiful, tidy, smart, fresh-faced. Please note that due to the weight of the book, should the book need be posted to the outside of South Africa extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Details
- Seller
- Chapter 1 Books (ZA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 55rr
- Title
- Men of the Times: Pioneers of the Transvaal and Glimpses of South Africa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Transvaal Publishing Company, Johannesburg
- Date Published
- 1905
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africana - Biography;
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Chapter 1 Books
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About the Seller
Chapter 1 Books
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Johannesburg
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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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...