THE GUIDE TO SOUTH AFRICA , 1904-1905 (Includes a diary section on the Second Anglo-Boer War)

Samler Brown (A) and Gordon Brown (G)

Description:

Book Description: (A-Z advert prelims)+ (Ixiv)+ 477pp + (79 advert pp at rear) + 11 fold-out maps. Grey pictorial cloth covers. With fold-out coloured maps, plans, and diagrams.

Book Condition: Previous owner's name penned to front page. Front and back advertisement sections were printed on uncoated stock and are therefor heavily tanned. The interior text-block was printed on a lightweight coated stock and exhibits only slight toning towards the margins. The fold-out maps are lightly foxed. The internal bindings are good. The cover is a bit grubby on the outside with some light edgewear in places.

A comprehensive guide for the use of Tourists Sportsmen Invalids & Settlers. Includes many fascinating facts and tables. Interestingly, this edition also contains a chapter covering a diary of the Second Anglo Boer-War. The two advertisement sections (fore and aft)contribute a fascinating insight into the period.

Printed for the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company.

Details:

  • Publisher: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co.,LTD., and J.C. Juta & Co
  • Publisher Place: Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg
  • Date of Publication: 1904-1905
  • Edition: Twelfth
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 189mm x 130mm x 20mm
  • Lot No: 8
  • Hammer Price: $525
  • Bids: 25
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  • Estimate: $100/150
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