Essence Of A Land: South Africa And Its World Heritage Sites By Tim Hauf
Essence Of A Land: South Africa And Its World Heritage Sites (Near-Fine Collectible Copy)
A Beautifully Maintained First Printing Celebrating South Africa's Seven Sacred Landscapes and Cultural Wonders
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Essence Of A Land: South Africa And Its World Heritage Sites
- Author: Tim Hauf
- Publisher: Tim Hauf Photography, USA
- Publication Date: 2006
- ISBN-10: 0972074384
- Edition Details: First Edition. The definitive and first comprehensive pictorial monograph dedicated strictly to South Africa's initial seven designated properties.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium cloth-bound hardcover.
- Physical Format: Quarto (4to), exquisitely produced on high-density art paper stock with rich color separation profiles.
- Language: English.
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Used – Near Fine (NF)
- Exterior / Boards: The hardboards are in pristine, mint condition. The cloth panels are completely flat, rigid, and immaculate, while the spine remains entirely undamaged, sharp, and firmly bound.
- Interior: Outstanding. The internal pages are entirely clean, bright white, and fully intact. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Free of typical user thumbing, annotations, or page toning.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus to Near Fine (VG+/NF)
- Report: The original pictorial dust jacket has been beautifully preserved, showing only some very limited, minor signs of light storage wear. It is now fully protected and sealed behind a clear cellophane cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 2006, Essence of a Land tells the previously untold stories of South Africa's foundational geography through astonishing, master-level landscape photography. As the first cohesive volume published on the nation's seven inaugural World Heritage Sites, it provides highly readable, informative, and visually stunning chronicles of the Vredefort Dome, the Cradle of Humankind, the Cape Floral Kingdom, uKhahlamba / Drakensberg National Park, Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, and Robben Island. This volume serves as an evocative piece of heritage preservation, ideal for tourists and South Africans alike, as it tells a story of South African heritage as never told before.
Author Profile: Tim Hauf
Tim Hauf is an internationally acclaimed American wilderness photographer and veteran photojournalist whose works span multiple continents. Recognized for his deep environmental focus, his long-form collaborations with global conservation authorities have produced benchmark photographic albums celebrating endangered biomes and globally protected ecological sanctuaries.
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