Robert Jacob Gordon. Cape Travels, 1777 to 1786. (2 Volumes).: Brenthurst Second Series 4
by Raper, Peter E and Boucher, Maurice (Editors)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
Brenthurst Press. One of the most important of the 18th century travellers in southern Africa. Volume 1 includes 43 plates (including frontispiece and 2 maps. Volume II includes 91 plates (including frontispiece) and 2 maps. Green tint to top edge. Contents clean and binding tight. Condition: Near fine. Dust jacket: Very good. Some light edge-wear. Rubbing to covers. Binding: Hardcover. Green cloth. Boards in very good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quagga Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 306384
- Title
- Robert Jacob Gordon. Cape Travels, 1777 to 1786. (2 Volumes).
- Author
- Raper, Peter E and Boucher, Maurice (Editors)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Brenthurst Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africana; Travel & Exploration;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Quagga Books
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About the Seller
Quagga Books
Biblio member since 2018
Cape Town
About Quagga Books
We have been in business for over 25 years. Situated in Kalk Bay, Cape Town at the Southern tip of Africa, we deal in all types of collectable books. Over the years we have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Louis Vuitton Travel Guide, The Guardian and numerous others.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...