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The Aloes of South Africa. (Inscribed)
by Gilbert Westacott Reynolds
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
The Trustees The Aloes of South Africa Book Fund., 1950. Inscribed by author on the title page and half-title page, 15 years apart. Tracing the history of the discovery of aloes against a background of the early exploration of the Cape and areas further afield. Includes 77 coloured illustrations. An area of the half-title page with part of inscription has been cut out. Discolouration marks from old cellotape used to affix the cut-outpiece. Clear cellotape used at the gutter to reinforce long split. Thumbing. 1st Edition. Condition: Fair to good-. Dust jacket: Fair to good. Some cockling. Folds, header and footer reinforced with clear cellotape on the verso. Binding: Hardcover. Sunning and toning to spine. Discolouration marks to boards. Edge-wear to extremities. Bumping to corners.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quagga Books
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 306340
- Title
- The Aloes of South Africa. (Inscribed)
- Author
- Gilbert Westacott Reynolds
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Trustees The Aloes of South Africa Book Fund.
- Date Published
- 1950
- Bookseller catalogs
- Botanical;
Terms of Sale
Quagga Books
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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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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