Ouma Smuts: The First Lady of South Africa by MacDonald, Tom - 1950

Dassie, 1954. Soft cover. Fair. 0x0x0. Ex-Library copy. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. marked and edge worn. There is a small crease on the bottom corner of the front wrap. Internally, tanned pages. There is tape residue on the end pages. There is a chip on the front end page. Clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*02/23/2023 [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Dassie, 1954. Soft cover. Good. A reading copy - soundly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Central News Agency, 1954. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. The wraps are shelf rubbed and marked.A little scribble.Minor tanning.Well bound.EK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

GB: Hurst & Blackett, 1946. Not dated but about 1946. Two tone red leathertte. Inscription of owner at start of book. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG-/No DW.

Hurst & Blackett, 1946-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. The jacket is edge worn and shelf rubbed.A few close tears. old tape residue marks. foxing. Previous owner's inscriptions. Well bound. EM.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Dassie Books. Central News Agency 1954.. VG condition, faint price stamp to front wrap else light wear only.. 190pp softcover. A biography of Isie K. Smuts, wife of Jan Christian Smuts.

London : Hurst & Blackett, ltd, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : 127p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Notes : ""Books consulted"": p. 127. Subjects : Smuts, Sibella Margaretha (Krige) 1870-. Prime ministers' spouses South Africa ; Biography. South Africa History ; Biography.

All pages tanned; chip 10x 5 mm replaced. Inspiring, endearing and appealing: would all politicians' wives please follow her example. Also very rare.

London: Hurst and Blackett , [1946]. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 5.5". Unnamed . An affectionate biography of Isie Smuts, wife of the Union of South Africa's second Prime Minister, Jan Smuts. An excellent copy. Undated. Dated from Jisc [1946]An affectionate biography by Tom Macdonald of Sybella Smuts. She was the wife of the Union of South Africa's second Prime Minister and benefactor, Jan Smuts. Described as intellectually gifted, eccentric, artistic, and thoughtful, she was greatly admired and was a successful public figure despite preferring staying in the background. She maintained a leadership role in the Women's United Party, but she really gained notoriety during World War II when she founded the Gifts and Comforts Fund in July 1940, raising £158,000 by 1942; worldwide, she earned the affectionate nickname of Ouma Smuts [grandma Smuts] during this time.Illustrated with various photographs in black and white. In a half morocco binding over cloth covered boards and marbled endpapers.… Read More

London: Hurst & Blackett, 1946. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Modest stains or fading at the spine ends, very good in about very good, age-toned dustwrapper with a few short tears. Inscribed by the author in Cape Town in 1946.