{"product_id":"grahamstown-in-early-photographs-van-der-riet-1974","title":"Grahamstown in Early Photographs by Frank van der Riet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrahamstown in Early Photographs (First Edition in Illustrated Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Pictorial Record of Victorian Grahamstown, Number 4 in the South African Yesterdays Series\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 Grahamstown in Early Photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Frank van der Riet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e David Philip, Publisher, Cape Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1974\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0949968277\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition, published 1974. South African Yesterdays, Number 4.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's cloth boards with a printed pictorial dust jacket in sepia and dark blue, protected by a clear film cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upright quarto format, illustrated throughout with early black-and-white photographs. Contents list runs to page 108.\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 cloth boards beneath the jacket show some blue colouring at the lower edge and some spreaded chipping. The jacket is covered in a clear protective film. Corners are not described.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The paper is clean, with no obvious foxing. A round green institutional-style stamp, partly legible as 'ALBANY', appears on the copyright page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round green circular stamp on the copyright page, partly legible as 'ALBANY ...', apparently institutional in origin. No inscription or bookplate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. Illustrated in sepia and dark blue, with chipping and nicking at the spine ends and along the top edge of the back panel, scuffs, rubbing, and some staining or toning, notably at the top of the front panel. Protected by a clear film cover and supplied in 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\u003ePublished in Cape Town by David Philip in 1974, Grahamstown in Early Photographs is the fourth title in the South African Yesterdays series. It gathers early photographs of the Eastern Cape settlement, drawing mainly on views from roughly 1865 to 1885.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plates show the streets and buildings of the town, among them Bathurst Street, Hill Street, Beaufort Street, the Drostdy and the cathedral area. For anyone interested in the architecture and townscape of a Victorian Cape frontier town, it offers a visual record that written histories cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is cited in heritage references on Grahamstown's buildings, and the photographs relate to the Van der Riet Collection held at the Cape Town Archives. It remains a useful companion for collectors of Eastern Cape Africana and South African photographic history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrahamstown in Early Photographs · Frank van der Riet Grahamstown · Grahamstown history book · South African Yesterdays series · David Philip 1974 first edition · Eastern Cape Africana · early photographs of Grahamstown\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Philip, Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58730266198319,"sku":"TCB-000022","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/grahamstown-in-early-photographs-front.jpg?v=1793131072","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/grahamstown-in-early-photographs-van-der-riet-1974","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}