Roses at the Cape of Good Hope
by Fagan, Gwen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
Breestraat-Publikasies. A comprehensive history of old roses at the Cape. The author began identifying the many old roses which she started collecting from mission villages, cemeteries, farms and small towns in the hidden corners of the Cape Province. 271 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Olive green cloth boards with a photograph of a bowl of roses inset into the cloth. Gilt lettering.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quagga Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 306477
- Title
- Roses at the Cape of Good Hope
- Author
- Fagan, Gwen
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Breestraat-Publikasies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botanical; Natural History;
Terms of Sale
Quagga Books
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About the Seller
Quagga Books
Biblio member since 2018
Cape Town
About Quagga Books
We have been in business for over 25 years. Situated in Kalk Bay, Cape Town at the Southern tip of Africa, we deal in all types of collectable books. Over the years we have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Louis Vuitton Travel Guide, The Guardian and numerous others.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...