Brian D Ingpen Peter Bilas Illus (1 results)

Square quarto; hardcover, with gilt spine titles and upper board decoration and decorative endpapers; 180pp., with a monochrome frontispiece and many full-colour and monochrome illustrations. Moderate wear; somewhat cocked; spine heel softened; text block edges lightly spotted; a small tear to the hinge of the upper board; previous owner's ink inscription to the flyleaf. Dustwrapper is mildly rubbed and edgeworn; a large tear to the hinge of the upper panel; now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Good to very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. An absorbing account of the ocean mail service that plied between Britain and southern Africa for 1857 to 1977 captures the spirit of an era now gone.…