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Our South Africa Past and Present: a Graphic and Entertaining Story Dealing With Men and Matters Concerning South Africa From Its First Discovery by the Great Portuguese Navigators Up to the Present Day
by Botha, C. Graham
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
United Tobacco Cos. (South) Limited, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. 178 pages (complete). With 200 tipped-in cigarette card picture plates when completed, There are cards missing on the page opposite the title page, opposite page 78, and on pages 85 and 90. In general fair condition. The cloth cover is marked, rubbed and scuffed. There is wear to the corners and shelving edges. The contents are clean, sharp and clear. The pictures are bright, colourful, fast to the page and tidy. Tightly bound. fk. r*29/08/2022. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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- Bookseller
- Chapter 1 Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Our South Africa Past and Present: a Graphic and Entertaining Story Dealing With Men and Matters Concerning South Africa From Its First Discovery by the Great Portuguese Navigators Up to the Present Day
- Author
- Botha, C. Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- United Tobacco Cos. (South) Limited
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.06 lbs
- Keywords
- JPG~
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africana History;
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