A Breath From the Veldt (Ian Player's copy)
by Millais, John Guille
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
Henry Sotheran, 1899. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Revised Edition. Plain brown boards with silver gilt to the spine. signed by Ian Player with the following inscription in his hand. " this book was bought in 1955 for 12 pounds.00. sold to Natal Parks board in 1957 because i needed the money to go on honeymoon. i received 12 pounds.00. Got it back from the Parks board in 1972 for R25" a couple of Natal Parks board stamps. one of them is marked cancelled by the parks board librarian. there is also a neat book plate under the front board from a previous owner - Donald R. Hunt (clearly before Ian bought the book)there are age related marks but for its age the book is in very good condition. a very heavy volume that will incur extra postage outside south africa. Ian Player was the older brother of the more famous golfer Gary Player. he devoted his life to conservation and was one of the founders of the Wilderness Foundation. he died on 30th November 2014. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chapter 1 Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- fh30821
- Title
- A Breath From the Veldt (Ian Player's copy)
- Author
- Millais, John Guille
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Publisher
- Henry Sotheran
- Date Published
- 1899
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Jacket
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- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Plate
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