POEMS OF A SOUTH AFRICAN

Hall (A. Vine)

Description:

Book Description: 230 pp, hard cover (blue boards, silver lettering, silver illustrated Table Mountain on front cover) - no dust jacket. 10 color plates - six by E.J. Detmold.

Book Condition: Owners name and some notes printed to front paste-down. A few favourite quotes/poems penned to title page, page 226 and rear end-paper. Page 27 has a small red-ink obliterated scribble on it. Internal binding is good. Pages are clean (no foxing). Outer cover is a bid grubby with the odd nick, crack and bump on the spine-edges and book corners.

A collection of poems on the themes of war, natural history, people, travel, life in South Africa, etc.

Details:

  • Publisher: J. C. Juta & Co.
  • Publisher Place: Cape Town and Johannesburg
  • Date of Publication: 1943
  • Edition: 12th
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Fair
  • Size: 217 x 148 x 22 mm
  • Lot No: 40
  • Hammer Price: $20
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 68
  • Estimate: $40
  • Reserve: $20

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  • Name: BOOKTOWN AFRICANA
  • Address: P.O.Box 117, Richmond (Northern Cape), South Africa, 7090
  • Contact Person: Chris Shelton
  • Country of Origin: South Africa
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    BOOKTOWN AFRICANA (formerly trading under the banner of Richmond Books & Prints) is based in South Africa's one and only booktown, Richmond, situated in the heart of the Great Karoo. All our books are housed in a historical (pre Boer War) building in the centre of the town. We are closed to the public. All book sales are conducted strictly online.

    BOOKTOWN AFRICANA specializes in Antiquarian books, mostly Africana.

    With his 30 years of experience in print media (from print production management to print marketing and sales), all books listed by BOOKTOWN AFRICANA are personally appraised, photographed and accurately described by qualified Photo-lithographer, Chris Shelton (of Paarl Media / Paarl Marketing).

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