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(Cape Town: Hortons 1931). First Edition. A large format hardback (not issued with a dustwrapper). A VG++ Annual of 192 pages profusely illustrated with many interesting articles, advertisements and full page illustrations some in colour (including Kalk Bay and St. James in 1924, Johannesburg from the Berea, Off the Beaten Track in the Matopo Hills, Hill and Vale , Matopos, Street Scene and Mombasa. Articles include, inter alia, "The Game Sanctuaries of the Union", "Publicity - Old and New" (Community Advertising in Cape Town), "The South African Mountains", "Helga Andersen - The Story of a Courageous Woman", "Exploring the Skies - The Progress of Astronomy in South Africa", "Music in South Africa" (all-white symphony orchestras in Cape Town and Durban), "Castles in Pondoland", "British National Union and the Farmers of the Empire", "Kimberley in 1872", , "Sunken Gold", "John Dunn, the White Zulu Chief", "The Largest and Oldest Trees in the World", "The Success of the Mining Industry - The Vital Asset of South Africa", "Anton van Wouw in Reminiscent Mood", "Fantasy" (a 3-page illustrated article by William M Timlin), "A Beautiful Capital City" (Pretoria), "Universities of South Africa", "Lourenco Marques - Some Facts and Tendencies", "Political Influences in Mozambique", "The Railways of Rhodesia", 2Delving into the Mysteries of the Kalahari", "Mombasa as it is", "Nairobi - A Quaint Mixture of East and West - Ancient and Modern", "The Advance of Uganda", "The Lure of the Equatorial Line", and "The Union and the Empire Grown Coffee - Claims of the East African Article". There are noteworthy full colour advertisements for: "Lion Beer", "Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)" - [amusingly known in the Colonies as Diddle 'em, Cheat 'em and Overcharge 'em], Cine-Kodak, Castle Beers, "Gentlemen the Ladies" they all prefer SHELL", "Mobbs Limited (Designers and Manufacturers of Shoes of Quality)", "Nestle Cheese", "There is but one oil - Castrol - the oil that circulates everywhere", "Johnnie Walker" (Head and Shoulders above all others!). The quality and production of this book cannot be underestimated. A book of its time, between the Wars, when Britain still had a flourishing empire and very much a snapshot of that period. Perhaps the reason why it appears to be so inexplicably uncommon is the presence of the numerous coloured illustrations therein which lend themselves to being removed and framed. Highly recommended. Rare. Photographs/scans available upon request. Seller Inventory # 355490722822
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