Brief Guide Classes Documents Cape by Botha Graham (4 results)

Inscribed "J. R. Hartshorne Esq. With the Author's Compliments" to title page. 240 x 157 mm; side-stitched printed wrappers; pp. vi + (ii) + 85; plates. Wrappers somewhat browned, fractured at spine extremities; spot of deletion fluid to title page and first page of Preface; occasional fox spot. Good. (SABIB II, p. 253) Produced shortly before Graham Botha became chief archivist of the Union of South Africa, this volume covers three distinct periods in the early history of European settlement: The years 1652 to 1795, when the Dutch East India Company governed the Cape, the years of British government from 1795 to 1803, and the three years of rule by the Batavian Republic from 1803 to 1806. Far more than a mere catalogue, the book includes detailed descriptive notes, and reproductions of some originals. "At the request of the Royal Commission of Public Records he compiled a report on the archival documents at the Cape and simultaneously one on the results of his investigation in Europe. In April 1912 he was appointed the first archivist of the Union of South Africa." - DSAB V, p. 72.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Wraps dulled and rubbed with some creasing and some loss at the upper corners at the back. Handwritten titling to abraded spine. 85pp. mildly age-toned + b/w plates.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 85 pages (complete). A passive copy. Stapled spine (rusted but sound). The thin card covers are benign. They have sunning about spine and top edges. They are otherwise assured. The contents are contented. They do have the odd dripping of foxing about, but otherwise, the contents are clean, clear, tidy, neat, dutiful. Tightly bound. fk. r*27/11/2025. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1918 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 115 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 115 Language: English.