- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA, Gqeberha, South AfricaChristison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
AbeBooks seller since July 18, 2000
Association member: IOBA
Condition: Used
£ 9.38
Quantity: 1 available
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Author's signed presentation inscription to title page. 4to; original fawn boards; pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. 178, incl. index; plates; map; genealogy. Dustwrapper very slightly foxed, with a few closed, short edge-tears to reverse; a little foxing to edges and endpapers. Good condition. 'In "Hawk's Eye", Dorothy Rivett-Carnac has told the long-awaited life story of Henry, eldest son of Lord Charles Somerset, whose significant contribution to the evolution of South Africa has been obscured both by his illustrious father and by the dynamic characters who at the same time bestrode the historic scene. Sir Harry Smith, Dr. John Philip, Andries Stockeström, Sir Benjamin D'Urban, the chiefs Gaika, Sandile of the withered leg, the wily Macomo, Hintsa, even the Xhosa woman diplomat Sutu, were all Henry Somerset's colleagues and co-players in the drama of the eastern frontier. His knowledge of the terrain which became the cockpit of Southern Africa, and of its peoples - the Boers (whose language he spoke) and the Britons of 1820 Settler origin, the Hottentots and Fingos, the Xhosas and Fetcani, - was unrivalled. For thirty years, he rode unceasingly about the border, earning by his vigilance and ubiquitousness the name of Hawk's Eye . '.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Hawk's Eye
- Author
- Rivett-Carnac, Dorothy E.
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1966)
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Gqeberha, South Africa
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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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Natural History, Travel, South Africa, African anthropology, African languages, African exploration, Natal Colony, Zulu PeopleAssociation member
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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