Jan Smuts
by Crafford, F. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Howard B. Timmins for George Allen & Unwin, Cape Town, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/good. Illustrator: Photographic. 550 g; XIV, 370 pages, last page blank, includes bibliography, index, appendices, photographic frontispiece, and 19 black-and-white photographs. Preface by the author dated 1945 and a foreword by Louis Esselen. Colour illustrated dust jacket. Previous owner's name and address with a date 18 February 1946 on the front paste down. Minor bumping and rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine. Otherwise the book itself is in very good condition. The dust jacket is badly chipped, and rubbed, and has suffered some losses. The front fold over flap has been badly torn/price clipped. This book was first published in the United States, and the author "was elected to Honorary Membership" of the International Mark Twain Society, "in recognition," wrote the President, "of your outstanding contribution to the field of biography by your Jan Smuts" -- rear fold over blurb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; South Africa; Inventory No: 0219064. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0219064
- Title
- Jan Smuts
- Author
- Crafford, F. S
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Howard B. Timmins for George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- BZDB2 biography, statesman, South Africa, Boer Biography & Autobiography; South Africa; Photographic Unbranded Crafford, F. S. Jan Smuts
- Bookseller catalogs
- South Africa;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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