Mendelssohn's South African Bibliography. Being the Catalogue Raisonne of the Mendelssohn Library of Works Relating to South Africa, including the Full Titles of the Books, with Synoptical, Biographical, Critical, and Bibliographical Notes on the Volumes and their Authors. [ 2 vols, complete set ]
by Mendelssohn, S
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Near Fine set
- ISBN 10
- 1578980305
- ISBN 13
- 9781578980307
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Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, undated (c.2000?) reprint of 1910 first edition. 2 vols, cloth, 8vo,. lxxii, 1008 + 1139 pp. Approximately 7,000 entries. Musiker: "The Bibliography contains about 7000 items and is arranged alphabetically by author or by title when the author is not known. The entries are very full, with full author's name, title, imprint and descriptive annotations which are in themselves unique. It is a work. Of far greater scope than its title indicates, including as it does South African and foreign periodical articles, Imperial Blue Books, a list of autograph letters in his collection, a list of maps and a chronological and topographical subject index to the titles listed in the bibliography. Near Fine set.
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- Mendelssohn's South African Bibliography. Being the Catalogue Raisonne of the Mendelssohn Library of Works Relating to South Africa, including the Full Titles of the Books, with Synoptical, Biographical, Critical, and Bibliographical Notes on the Volumes and their Authors. [ 2 vols, complete set ]
- Author
- Mendelssohn, S
- Format/Binding
- 2 vols, cloth, 8vo,
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine set
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1578980305
- ISBN 13
- 9781578980307
- Publisher
- Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, undated (c.2000?) reprint of 1910 first edition
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- undated (c.2000?) reprint of 19
- Pages
- lxxii, 1008 + 1139 pp
- Keywords
- south africa south african Mendelssohn Library transvaal swaziland boer war 1578980305
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