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T. C. & E. C. Jack Ltd.. Hardcover. Good. . Dust jacket shows shelf wear with small tears. Dust jacket is covered in brodart plastic. Edges shows shelf wear and minor foxing. Gift inscription on front page. Pages are clean and intact.

T.C. & E.C. Jack. hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. undated. complete with all plates and pages. the worn boards have been laminated around. foxing and markings. however a neat and presentable copy. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

(London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, no date). Squarish 8vo; original blue buckram with pictorial onlay to upper board; lettered in black to spine and upper cover; pp. xiii + (iii) + 328, incl. index; twelve full-colour plates; map. Cover somewhat bumped and worn; scattered foxing; binding slightly slack. Good condition. (SABIB 1, p. 601; Hosken, p. 49 [Jack edition]) A charming presentation of South African history, with vivid illustrations by G. S. Smithard and J. S. Skelton. 'Colvin himself enriched the literature of South Africa. Together we explored the Cape Archives, and his splendid volume "Romance of South Africa," dates from the days when he was on the "Cape Times." Then he became the biographer of Dr. Jameson, one of the most brilliant, and, in some ways, one of the most indiscreet political biographies that has been written, but a fine tribute to one who had always been his friend.' - G. H. Wilson: Gone Down the Years, p. 162 .

T.C & E.C. Jack. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. undated. boards are worn and chipped . foxing and marks. one illustration missing on page 239. award plate. fair copy.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[RF15][SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

(London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, [1909]). Squarish 8vo; original pictorial buckram; top edge gilt; pp. xiii + (iii) + 328, incl. index; twelve full-colour plates; map. Corners of boards turned; cloth somewhat tanned and a bit rubbed, with trace of fishmothing; endpapers and edges a little foxed, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good to very good condition. (SABIB 1, p. 600; Hosken, p. 49) A charming presentation of South African history, with vivid illustrations by G. S. Smithard and J. S. Skelton. 'Colvin himself enriched the literature of South Africa. Together we explored the Cape Archives, and his splendid volume "Romance of South Africa," dates from the days when he was on the "Cape Times." Then he became the biographer of Dr. Jameson, one of the most brilliant, and, in some ways, one of the most indiscreet political biographies that has been written, but a fine tribute to one who had always been his friend.' - G. H. Wilson: Gone Down the Years, p. 162 .

T. C. & E. C. Jack Ltd. Hardcover. Good/Fair. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.A little tanning.Excellent binding.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: The Caxton Publishing Company, no date [c. 1909]. No edition stated (hardback). 8vo (21cm by 15cm), xv, 328pp. 12 colour plates by G S Smithard & J S Skelton. Original green cloth, gilt titling and design to the spine Board somewhat rubbed, preliminary pages foxed. Overall, this copy is in good condition.

Nelson. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. The boards are worn and a bit sunned - some loss to the spine. Internally clean and tightly bound. A little foxing and tape residue.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The Caxton Press, London, undated, owner's inscrription dated 1914,. 1914. Hardcover. hardback, 8vo, xvi,328pp, 12 colour plates, map, owner's name on endpaper, edges browning, frontis re-glued and edge slightly frayed, otherwise clean and sound, green cloth gilt, minor cup-ring stain on front board, Good condition / no dustwrapper .

The Caxton Publishing. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. The Caxton Publishing. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with tight binding. Clean and bright text. Some marks on the front board.

Caxton Publishing Co 1912. Octavo, grey buckram boards with gilt lettering & motif to spine & gilt map motif to front board, frontispiece, xiv + 328pp, illus, VG- (browning to boards & spine, scratching & some loss of colour to front board lower corner, bruising to board corners, browning & staining to eps, foxing)

London: T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1909 8vo. contemp. prize binding in blue half leather gilt with marbled endpapers & leaf edges (a little rubbed, prize bookplate on front pastedown); pp. xiv (last blank), [ii (map, last blank), 328, with 12 illustrations & a map. Heavy item (1.1 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy in an attractive binding.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG.

South Africa.: TC & EC Jack, 1947 Romance of Empire. South Africa. With twelve reproductions in colour. A clean and tightly bound book. Ex-Library. Stamps.