Large 8vo; original rust-coloured cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper, housed in removable protector; pp. xiii + (i) + 178, incl. index; plates. Edges of dustwrapper very slightly worn, with light crease to upper panel; merest trace of browning to endpapers and edges. Very good condition. "Africana Repository is a book for collectors, be they experts or amateurs. It contains much information not easily accessible, but of primary importance to everyone interested in books about South Africa. It is written by an expert with a deep knowledge of all types of Africana and with the resources of the Johannesburg Public Library and the Africana Museum at his disposal. The emphasis is on books, their editions, translations and illustrations. But this is not a dull treatise. It began life as a series of lectures to a group of laymen and will hold the attention of the reader in exactly the same way as the lectures enthralled the audience because many excellent stories gathered through a lifetime of reading impart a light touch to much sound information. Reference is made to Portuguese, Dutch, French, German, Scandinavian and English writers on South Africa from the time of the Portuguese navigators until the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand.".

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Title: Africana Repository. Notes for a Series of Lectures Given to the Hillbrow Study Centre from March to May 1964
Publisher: (Cape Town: Juta & Company, 1965)
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. 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 sole proprietor is 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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