Rhodesian Epic
by Baxter, T. W., and R. W. S. Turner
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1966). 4to; original red rexine, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. (viii) + 239, incl. index; profusely illustrated with contemporary photographs, etchings, facsimiles, etc. Very good dustwrapper with trace of foxing to reverse side; earlier owner's name on front pastedown and gift inscription to front free endpaper verso; old tape marks to rear free endpaper; some foxing to edges and outermost leaves; front endpaper lifting somewhat at gutter. Good to very good condition. "Two prominent historians have spent years on obtaining the material for this history of Rhodesia, a history that has nothing to do with U.D.I. as apart from the last chapter it virtually ends in the 1920's. Apart from being an ideal gift book it will interest everyone interested in the early days of the country. All the material is authentic and the adventures experienced - and so well described - will surely keep the reader entranced." - Dustwrapper blurb. "Rhodesian Epic is a collection of pictures that tells the story of Rhodesia from the earliest times down to the granting of self-government in 1923. The aim has been to convey visually a series of events that are normally described only in words; with this end in view the text has been kept to a minimum. Pictures, of course, cannot reflect the Rhodesian story in its entirety but they do capture much of the drama and splendid richness of the country's past." - From the Preface .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8262
- Title
- Rhodesian Epic
- Author
- Baxter, T. W., and R. W. S. Turner
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1966)
- Keywords
- Rhodesia. Pioneer Column. Photographs. Salisbury. Harare. Bulawayo. Umtali. Mutare. Fort Victoria. Masvingo Rhodesia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rhodesia;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
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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