Gentleman's Walk. The Romantic Story of Cape Town's Oldest Streets, Lanes and Squares. (Signed)
by Picard, Hymen W.J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
C Struik (Pty) Ltd. The story of Cape Town's streets, lanes and squares. Illustrated end papers. Previous owner's name and date on front fep. 11 colours plates. Foxing to front and rear prelims and all edges. Thumbing. 188 Pages. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair to good. Dust jacket: Fair. 5cm closed tears to the folds. Lacks a small piece of the header and footer. Edge-wear to all extremities. Some creasing and nicks to edges.Tidemark to lower edge. Mild foxing to verso. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards. Light insect nibbling to spine and front board. Foxing to edges. Tide mark to top edge of rear board.
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- Bookseller
- Quagga Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 306468
- Title
- Gentleman's Walk. The Romantic Story of Cape Town's Oldest Streets, Lanes and Squares. (Signed)
- Author
- Picard, Hymen W.J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- C Struik (Pty) Ltd
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africana; History;
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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.
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