George
George (Photo-Rich Portrait of George, with Inscription)
A Colour-Illustrated Municipal Portrait of George, the Gateway to the Garden Route
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: George: The Gateway to The Garden Route
- Binding: Publisher's white laminated pictorial boards, issued without a dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Square format hardcover, roughly 250 mm, with colour photographs throughout. Contents run from the Executive Summary (p. 3) to the Conclusion (p. 171).
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The white laminated pictorial boards are square and the front cover is clean, with minor shine along the top edge. The back cover carries several brown spots and stains, a faint curved scuff mark and a small whitish mark near the lower left. The plain white spine bears a few creases near the top and a small mark. Corners and edges appear generally sound.
- Interior: The glossy colour pages are clean and bright, including the index page and the full-page aerial photographic spread. The binding is tight. The inscription appears on a blank page.
- Provenance: Handwritten presentation inscription in black ink in Afrikaans, dated 18/3/16: "Aan my liewe nege Johan Swanepoel en moeie Brenda, geniet 'n voorsmakie van "gorgeous George"!! Baie dankie vir jul onbaatsugtige gasvryheid & liefde, Vig Aletta van Zyl 18/3/16."
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
George: The Gateway to The Garden Route is a lavishly illustrated, photo-led portrait of the city of George in the Western Cape. The book surveys the city's history, tourism, natural environment, infrastructure, education, spatial planning and economic opportunities.
Produced as a promotional showcase, it carries the municipal logo and the motto 'The City for All Reasons' on the back cover, and pairs full-page aerial photography with structured sections for investors, residents and visitors.
It makes a pleasing regional keepsake for collectors of Western Cape and Garden Route material. This copy also carries a warm Afrikaans family inscription from 2016.
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