South Africa and its future - including the Commercial and General Gazetteer of South Africa based on the latest official data, and on information collected from authorities resident in the various localities by Argyll, Duke of ; Wilmot, Hon A ; Knight, E F ; Osborn, E B ; Farrelly, M J ; Little, J Stanley ; Eglington, W ; Bleloch, W ; Norris, F T ; Davison, A G ; Little, E G ; Maj-Gen. Baden-Powell - 1903

Cape Town: D. E. M'Connell & co., c1890. First edition. Leather. Good. 10" by 7". None stated. The first edition of this illustrated work on South Africa and its future, bound in crushed half morocco. The first edition. Illustrated with a full colour frontispiece, a folding map, six full colour plates and numerous monochrome vignettes and plates. Collated complete. This work was written as a collaboration between a host of authors, including the Duke of Argyll. The work discusses the future of South Africa by covering topics such as politics, the Railways, Law and Produce, with a large scale map depicting the country and its products and resources. Undated, dated by copies found on Jisc. In the publisher's original crushed half morocco, with cloth to the boards. Externally sound with fading to the spine, rubbing and bumping to the extremities, minimal loss and closed tears to the leather to the head of the spine, rubbing to the raised bands and joints with front joint starting to the tail and… Read More

D E McConnell & Co., Cape Town, Johannesburg, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 448 pages (complete). A benign copy. Half leather. The boards are worn, scuffed, marked all about from handling and shelving and storage. The spine has wear and is a little cracked. The boards and spine are yet sound and sure. Within, there is evidence of age and avid use throughout. Whilst there are flecks, flurries of foxing, some user wear, the contents are mild-mannered. They are assured, comfortable, genial, tranquil, certain, generous in spirit, clean and clear, more than competent. 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.

D E McConnell & Co., Cape Town, Johannesburg, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 447 pages (complete). A comprehensively owned copy. Half-leather. Gilt borders. The leathered corners and spine are much worn, cracked. The blue boards have storage, shelving and handling marks and wear all about. They are passive, benign. The boards are steady and sound. Marbled end papers. The contents have evidence of avid, repeated use throughout. There are handling, shelving marks. There is some handling wear. However, the pages are calm, in general pleasingly clean and clear, assured, confident, companionable, competent. 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.