Dust jacket has very slight wear to edges. George Rex (29 August 1765 - 3 April 1839) was a British-born entrepreneur, who spent most of his life in the Cape Colony, South Africa. He founded the town of Knysna in the Western Cape.
Text in German, English and Afrikaans. Contains a 50 page section with black and white photographs. Inscription on flyleaf.
Labels are missing from spine, with some fading to spine and boards, but general condition is good. This is Volume 2 and 3 of a set of three. Volume 2 is from A to O, and Volume 3 is from P to Z.
Edges and corners of boards minimally rubbed. DW chipped at top and bottom edges and at folds, small piece missing at top of spine.
Parallel Afrikaans and English text. Comprises a brief outline of South Africa’s gold coins, and a survey of gold coins issued since the beginning of the 19th century in the rest of the world. Illustrated in colour.
In excellent condition. With errata slip tipped in. A history of Cape Town. The title refers not just to the Grand Parade market square but also the pageant of people.
Covers the exciting life of the early diamond diggers and covers the Kimberly period from 1871-1873.
Signed by the author and the illustrator. Boards show little wear but slight discolouration. Black and white illustrations throughout. Previous owner’s names in ink to front fep.
The recollections of the daughter of Sir Herbert Baker and wife of MP Harry Lawrence.
Past owner’s bookplate pasted to front endpaper. Text clean, very slight wear to boards, spine slightly faded.
Previous owner’s inscription on the fep. Some fish-moth damage to the dw
Adhesive tape marks on back and front endpapers. Spine of dw sunned.
Previous owner’s stamp to the fep.
“notices of the civil and ecclesiastical affairs of the neighbouring district “” Leather and gilt cover “
Three volume set. Vol. 3 is third edition, 1916. Owner’s name and address in ink on front fep of each vol. Pages clean, slight browning. Corners and edges of spines slightly frayed in vol. 1 and 2, and torn at top in vol. 3.
Two volume set. Text clean. Edges and corners of boards slightly worn. Spines faded and top and bottom edges chipped. Fore edges of pages browned.
Good biographical info in the members of the club. With a covering letter from the author, presenting the book as a gift to a friend. Minor scattered foxing.
Lower edges of back board has minor dents. DW has small closed tear at upper edge near spine and very mild scuffing on spine.
Boards slightly soiled. Book contains numerous black and white photographs. Shows slight foxing to flyleaf.