Colonial Houses of South Africa (1987) . . .

Viney, Graham

Description:

". . . with photograps by Alain Proust in collaboration with Graham Viney"

This unread and unmarked copy would be rated Mint were it not for a few marks on the top and spine surfaces of the matching slipcase.

The four-cololur photographic laminated dustjacket is unclipped and has stayed perfect in the book's slipcase. The cover, binding and book itself are similarly perfect and unmarked. The book appears not to have been removed from its case until we came to describe it.

Along with the introductory pages, references, sources, other appendices and index, the book's 288 pp describe and magnificently illustrate 23 stately homes that are so stunning that one can hardly believe that they are all in South Africa.

Details:

  • Publisher: Struik-Winchester
  • Publisher Place: Cape Town
  • Date of Publication: 1987
  • Edition: First
  • Jacket Condition: Fine
  • Binding Condition: Fine
  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Size: 310 x 240
  • Lot No: 319
  • Hammer Price: $50
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 25
  • Estimate: $100
  • Reserve: $50

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Seller Details:

  • Name: Fontein Books
  • Address: 27 Voortrekker Street, Philippolis 9970
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Email: fontein@wol.co.za
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  • Preferred Payment Methods: Internet bank transfer or Visa or Mastercard
  • Trade Association: AA Approved
  • Additional Information: Fontein Books has for several years participated in Antiquarian Auctions and its predecessor. It specialises in historical and contemporary books on the Free State and Northern Karoo, and is also an active buyer and seller on commission in these and other fields. Fontein's owner, Richard Proctor-Sims, was an editor, writer and small publisher until 2005, when he moved from Johannesburg to Philippolis, the first settlement (1822) north of the Gariep or Orange River, where he opened his first physical bookshop (to which buyers and sellers are welcome), with reasonable holdings in Africana, both Anglo-Boer wars, biography, history, military history, natural history and travel. He regularly visits Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town and offers to deliver heavy or valuable books or sets to these cities on such visits. Richard Proctor-Sims retains the copyright of Fontein's Antiquarian Auction descriptions and these may not be reproduced without permission and acknowledgment.