Animal Life in Southern Africa
by Potgieter, D. J, and others (compilers)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: NASOU, 1971). Large 8vo; original green buckram, lettered in white on spine and upper board; laminated dustwrapper; pp. (x) + 469, incl. index; line drawings in text; full-colour plates. Dustwrapper rather creased and torn, with some loss; foxing to endpapers, outer leaves, and page edges; occasional spotting and minor soiling. Good condition. From the dustwrapper: A comprehensive compilation of articles on zoology from protozoa to man. Written by specialists. 44 pages in colour. Authors include: Raymond A Dart, JLB Smith, RJ Ortlepp, SH Skaife, SH Haughton, VFM Fitzsimons, AJT Janse, RF Lawrence, NAH Millard, Rex A Jubb, CA du Toit, Bernard Smit, LH Wells, Charles Koch, RC Bigalke, ARI Cruickshank, JVL Rennie, KMF Scott, Botha de Meillon, Jurgens Meester, AS Brink, AC Brown, JC Faure, G van Son, GJ Broekhuysen, Elliot Pinhey, Nellie Paterson, WGH Coaton. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3928
- Title
- Animal Life in Southern Africa
- Author
- Potgieter, D. J, and others (compilers)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: NASOU, 1971)
- Keywords
- Natural History. Southern Africa. Zoology. Zoologists. Animals. Invertebrates. Vertebrates. Mammalogy. Protozoa. Evolution Natural History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...