THAT WHICH HATH BEEN: A TALE OF OLD CAPE TOWN
by FAIRBRIDGE, DOROTHEA
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J.
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, United States
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SOUTH AFRICA: T. MASKEW MILLER. VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1913. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. SOUTH AFRICAN AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK SET IN DUTCH CAPE TOWN AT TURN OF THE 17TH CENTURY INTO THE 18TH . PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BRICK RED CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES TO THE SPINE AND UPPER BOARD AND PICTORIAL VIGNETTE OF SHIPS ON TABLE BAY ON THE FRONT. BOOK'S SPINE IS MODERATELY COLOR-FADED WITH SOME MINOR FUGITIVE SILVERFISHING TO COVERS, MODEST SOIL, VERY MODEST FOXING TO THE EDGES OF THE TEXT BLOCK AND THE PRELIMINARY AND TERMINAL LEAVES, ENDPAPERS TONED, AND A VERY SMALL S. AFRICAN BOOKSELLER'S RECTANGULAR STAMP AT THE BASE OF THE TITLE PAGE. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT NICELY PRESERVED COPY WITH BRIGHT GILT TITLES WITH 3 PAGE HISTORICAL NOTE, 4 PAGE GLOSSARY, AND 2 PAGE CATALOGUE AT REAR OF THE TEXT .
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- JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- COLLECTI013628I
- Title
- THAT WHICH HATH BEEN: A TALE OF OLD CAPE TOWN
- Author
- FAIRBRIDGE, DOROTHEA
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J.
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- T. MASKEW MILLER
- Place of Publication
- SOUTH AFRICA
- Date Published
- PUB 1913
- Keywords
- SOUTH AFRICAN AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK SET IN DUTCH CAPE TOWN AT TURN OF, THE 17TH CENTURY INTO THE 18TH, SOUTH AFRICA, NOVEL, CAPE TOWN, DUTCH E INDIA CO
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