{"product_id":"cape-town-treasures-of-the-mother-city-of-south-africa-lewis-edwards-1934","title":"Cape Town by Cecil Lewis \u0026 G. E. Edwards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCape Town (Revised Edition in Illustrated Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Illustrated Portrait of the Buildings, Treasures and Character of the Mother City of South Africa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cape Town: Treasures of the Mother-City of South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cecil Lewis \u0026amp; G. E. Edwards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Specialty Press of S.A. Ltd., Cape Town; Wynberg, Cape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1934\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e None Issued (Pre-ISBN Era)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Revised Edition, 1934. Bears a pencil signature on a preliminary page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover, offered in a printed pictorial dust jacket with a colour illustration pasted to the front panel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium-large octavo. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, Spring Flowers in Adderley Street, and further colour and black-and-white illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good (G)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The red pictorial dust jacket carries a pasted-on colour illustration. There is loss at the right edge of the front panel, with grey material visible beneath, and patches of staining or discolouration across the front. A crease runs through the illustration. The spine head is chipped with some loss, and the spine is sunned to orange. The jacket is protected in a clear cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The title page is clean apart from a few small brown spots. A colour plate with its tissue guard faces the title page. A pencil signature and a figure appear on a preliminary page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e A pencil signature on a preliminary page, not legible, with what appears to be a number or date beside it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. Red pictorial jacket with loss at the right edge of the front panel, loss and chipping at the spine head, a sunned spine, staining to the front and a crease in the illustration. Protected in a clear cover and a Mylar sleeve.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1927 and offered here in its 1934 revised edition, Cape Town: Treasures of the Mother-City of South Africa is an illustrated guide to the city's historic buildings, natural setting and character. It is written in an appreciative, affectionate tone for visitors and residents alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book combines text with colour and black-and-white illustrations, opening with a colour frontispiece of Spring Flowers in Adderley Street. It gives a good sense of how Cape Town presented itself in the 1930s, and it will appeal to collectors of Cape Town history, Africana and topographical books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe survival of the original pictorial dust jacket adds to the interest of this copy, since jackets on books of this period are frequently lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCape Town treasures of the Mother City · Cecil Lewis Cape Town 1934 · G. E. Edwards illustrated Cape Town · Cape Town history book with dust jacket · 1934 revised edition Cape Town guide · Africana Cape Town illustrated book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Specialty Press of S.A. Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58752780894511,"sku":"TCB-000064","price":270.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/cape-town73037_cover_1.jpg?v=1793367185","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/cape-town-treasures-of-the-mother-city-of-south-africa-lewis-edwards-1934","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}