Adventure in Diamond Country [The Road to Eldorado. Graves and Guineas. The Glittering Road]
by McNish, J. T
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: Struik, 1968, 1969, 1970). Three volume set, the third volume with the author's signed presentation inscription to the title page. 4to; original green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine with illustrated endpapers in each case; dustwrappers; pp. xii + (ii) + 295, xv + (i) + 287, (xii) + 198; plates, incl. folding; text illustrations; maps. Dustwrappers slightly sunned to spine panels, with trace of wear to extremities; some foxing to edges, endpapers and outermost leaves, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. The complete trilogy, detailing the exciting events of Kimberley's vibrant diamond rush years. .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9697
- Title
- Adventure in Diamond Country [The Road to Eldorado. Graves and Guineas. The Glittering Road]
- Author
- McNish, J. T
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Struik, 1968, 1969, 1970)
- Keywords
- Diamonds. Northern Cape. Mining. Prospectors Cape
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cape;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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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- Sunned
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