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South African Memories
by FitzPatrick, Percy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: Cassell, 1932). First edition. Medium 8vo; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pp. 320, incl. index; frontis. portrait and some other plates. Extremities a little rubbed; trace of ripple to cloth; upper hinge split; pen mark to front free endpaper. Good condition. A later edition carried this synopsis of the author's life: "Sir Percy FitzPatrick lived through the great divide in South African history when diamonds and gold changed the face of the country. Active in mining, politics, business and agriculture, he moved in the company of giants, as friend and confidant to men such as Jameson, Beit, Milner, Rhodes, Botha and Smuts. His enormous energy and enthusiasm and his renowned skill as a raconteur make these personal reminiscences, with their lively anecdotes and vivid reconstructions of characters and events, a fascinating account of a turbulent and critical period in South African history." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12971
- Title
- South African Memories
- Author
- FitzPatrick, Percy
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: Cassell, 1932)
- Keywords
- South African History. Mining. Imperialism. Sundays River Scheme. Jock of the Bushveld Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
All books offered subject to availability. Returns are accepted where we have erred materially in our description of goods.
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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