A Taste Of South-Easter By Lawrence G. Green
A Taste Of South-Easter (Collectible First Edition in New Protective Sleeve)
A Magnificent First Printing Bringing Forward a Panorama of Unusual Cape Town Characters, Historic Streets, and Peninsula Lore
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: A Taste Of South-Easter
- Author: Lawrence G. Green
- Publisher: Howard Timmins, Cape Town
- Publication Date: 1971
- ISBN: Not Applicable (Pre-ISBN Era / Issued Without ISBN)
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Printing. The highly anticipated fourth monograph in Green's celebrated Cape Peninsula cycle.
- Binding: Original publisher's cloth-bound hardcover.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), featuring characteristic Timmins typography and structural design elements.
- Language: English.
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Used – Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The hardboards are robust, flat, and square. The spine remains completely undamaged, solid, and strongly bound.
- Interior: Outstanding. The book pages are remarkably clean, crisp, and completely intact. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Free of standard user highlighting, dealer pencil markings, or corner folding.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Report: The original pictorial dust jacket has been beautifully looked after, showing only some very limited, minor signs of light wear along the edges. It is now fully protected and sealed behind a brand-new clear cellophane cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1971, A Taste of South-Easter serves as Lawrence G. Green's fourth landmark volume dealing with the Cape Peninsula. Following the legendary success of Tavern of the Seas, many avid readers consider this specific work to be the finest and most intimate of his Cape books. Within these pages, Green brings forward an array of unusual, real-life Cape Town characters never described in his previous writings. The narrative introduces street entertainers, a ventriloquist who reveals his professional secrets, old-school barmen, chefs, antique dealers, pioneer chemists, antiquarian booksellers, a cigarette and postcard dealer, and a vintage tram-driver, preserving an invaluable social record of a bygone urban era.
Author Profile: Lawrence G. Green
Lawrence George Green (1900–1972) was one of South Africa’s most prolific and widely read authors, journalists, and travel biographers. Over his long career, he penned dozens of bestselling historical retrospectives, capturing the folklore, hidden corners, maritime mysteries, and eccentric characters of the African continent with an exceptionally accessible and immersive prose style.
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