Paradise of the World
by Jansen, Chris (photographs), and Wilhelm Grütter (text)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0798113790
- ISBN 13
- 9780798113793
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1982) 0798113790. 4to; laminated pictorial boards; unpaginated (but pp. 127); 169 captioned, full-colour photographs. Lower board ever so slightly rubbed. Near fine condition. "For centuries the Cape of Good Hope has impressed its unique beauty on visitors and inhabitants alike. Through settlement and cultivation of the soil, the landscape has been subdued by man, but it has almost instinctively retained its pristine charm. Now a modern and civilised region, it has remained a true paradise of the world. Chris Jansen, accomplisehd photographer of Southern Africa and its peoples, has succeeded in capturing the fragile balance between nature and need in this bountiful land." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5456
- Title
- Paradise of the World
- Author
- Jansen, Chris (photographs), and Wilhelm Grütter (text)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0798113790
- ISBN 13
- 9780798113793
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1982) 0798113790
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town, South Africa
- This edition first published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Cape Town. Table Mountain. Cape of Good Hope. Fairest Cape. Cape Peninsula Cape of Good Hope
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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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.
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