STATE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE IN 1822 by BIRD 1966 DE LUXE EDITON FOLDOUT PLANS

Description: STATE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE IN 1822 by W. (WILLIAM WILBERFORCE) BIRD PUBLISHED by C. STRUIK (PTY.) LTD., CAPE TOWN 1966 THIS EDITION IS LIMITED TO 750 NUMBERED COPIES. NOS. 1-50 ARE SPECIALLY BOUND IN DE LUXE STYLE. THIS IS NO. 22 THE COVER HAS DARK BROWN LEATHER CORNERS AND A 4 RIBBED SPINE WITH DARK-GREEN TITLE LABEL WITH GOLD LETTERING AND LIGHT-BROWN BOARDS WITH GOLD DECORATIVE FRONT, IT IS SQUARE AND TIGHT AND BASICALLY CLEAN WITH A FEW MINOR SURFACE SCUFFS/NICKS, SOME CORNER RUBBING/SCUFFS MORE ON FRONT, SOME MINOR RUBS AT SPINE TIPS, A FEW LIGHT EDGE RUBS/SCUFFS THE INSIDE BOARDS AND END PAGES ARE TIGHT TO VERY-TIGHT AND CLEAN WITH SOME HINTS OF TANNING THE 380+ PAGES ARE VERY-TIGHT AND CLEAN WITH 13 LITHOGRAPH VIEWS BY H. C. DE MEILLON AND 2 FOLDOUT LITHOGRAPH PLANS BY B. R. BAKER INCLUDING FRONTISPIECES, COUPLE PAGES HAVE A TINY NICK AT EDGES, TOP PAGE ENDS HAVE SOME LIGHT SOILS ** A VERY-SCARCE DE LUXE LIMITED EDITION FACSIMILE REPRINT OF THE ORIGINAL 1823 EDITION. THE ORIGINAL EDITION OF THIS BOOK ONLY CONTAINED TWO FOLDOUT PLANS BY B. R. BAKER. TO ILLUSTRATE THIS INTERESTING DESCRIPTION OF CAPE TOWN AND THE CUSTOMS AND HABITS OF ITS PEOPLE, THIS LIMITED EDITION HAS INCLUDED TWELVE VIEWS BY H. C. DE MEILLON. DE MEILLON LIVED IN CAPE TOWN IN ABOUT 1830 AND MADE THESE VIEWS THEN, BUT IT IS SURE THAT HIS LITHOGRAPHS GIVE AN ACCURATE IMAGE OF CAPE TOWN OF 1820. . . ** F9T29P19L#200 I USUALLY SHIP WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED * PAYMENTS MANAGED BY EBAY * SHIPPING IS MEDIA MAIL, SECURELY PACKAGED * SHIPPING DISCOUNTS ON COMBINED ORDERS * PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS * THANK YOU

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