{"product_id":"i-speak-of-africa-londolozi-game-reserve-varty-buchanan-1997","title":"I Speak of Africa by Shan Varty \u0026 Molly Buchanan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI Speak of Africa (First Edition, First Impression in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Illustrated Story of Londolozi Game Reserve and the Varty Family, from 1926 to 1996\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 I Speak of Africa: The Story of Londolozi Game Reserve 1926 — 1996\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shan Varty \u0026amp; Molly Buchanan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Londolozi Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1997\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780620206464\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0620206462\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition, First Impression.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's green cloth-covered boards in a glossy photographic dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large, near-square illustrated hardcover, 216 pages. Illustrated in colour throughout.\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 Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The green cloth boards show no obvious damage at the visible edge. Corners and edges have not been closely assessed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The title page and copyright page are clean and bright, with no visible marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The glossy photographic jacket is clean and bright across front, spine and back, with a leopard on the front and a lion on the back. There is slight whitish scuffing near the lower right of the back panel and a small white fleck near the foot of the spine. Protected 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\u003eI Speak of Africa: The Story of Londolozi Game Reserve 1926 - 1996 is the illustrated history of one of South Africa's best-known private game reserves, set in the Sabi Sand beside the Kruger National Park. Published by Londolozi Publishers in 1997, it is a lavishly photographed volume in the large coffee-table format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative opens in 1926, when Charles Varty and Frank Unger bought the farm Sparta on the Sand River, and follows the reserve through seventy years of development and conservation. It is, in effect, the story of the Varty family and their role in shaping Londolozi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of Africana, wildlife and conservation literature, this is a first edition, first impression copy still in its original photographic dust jacket, an important record of the history of South African game reserves and the growth of conservation tourism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Shan Varty \u0026amp; Molly Buchanan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShan Varty is a director of Londolozi Publications and a full partner in Londolozi, together with her husband Dave Varty. I Speak of Africa was her first book. 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