Geoffrey Cumberlege/Oxford University Press, Cape Town, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Poor. Illustrator: Illustrated. 590 g.; XII, 362 pages, list of illustrations, acknowledgements, two appendices and index. Black-and-white Illustrated frontispiece, showing Saul Solomon in his place in the Cape House of Assembly, from a painting by William Howard Schroeder. The text is illustrated with seven black-and-white illustrations throughout the text. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping and fading to the backstrip edges and bumping and rubbing to the book corners. Browning and marking to the top text block edge and browning to the other text block edges. A few marks to the book panels. Light browning and offset tanning to the endpapers and original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Age toning to the internal text. Illustrated dustwrapper, being the same illustration as for frontispiece, against a pale blue background with red and black titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and chipping, with loss to the dustwrapper corners and both edges of the backstrip are missing the top 0.25 ". Heavy browning and staining to the backstrip. Light browning to the dustwrapper panels and the edges are creased, a little chipped and brown. Browning and staining to the verso of the dustwrapper. The biography of Saul Solomon who from 1854 until his death in 1892 was intimately involved in South African politics. The South African federation, native wars, church and state and struggle for constitutional government and relations with British government were all overseen by this man. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Politics; History -- Africa; Inventory No: 0107305. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0107305
Title: Saul Solomon; ' The Member for Cape Town'
Author: Solomon, W.E. Gladstone
Illustrator: Illustrated
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Poor
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Geoffrey Cumberlege/Oxford University Press
Place of Publication: Cape Town
Date Published: 1948
Keywords: BZDB2 Politics -- South Africa -- Cape Town -- 19th Century, Saul Solomon -- Biography Biography & Autobiography; Politics; History -- Africa; Illustrated Unbranded Solomon, W.E. Gladstone Saul Solomon; ' The Member for Cape Town'
Bookseller catalogs: Politics; History -- Africa;

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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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