{"product_id":"natal-and-the-zulu-country-bulpin-1977","title":"Natal and the Zulu Country by T. V. Bulpin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatal and the Zulu Country (3rd Edition with Family Association Inscription)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Popular History of Natal and Zululand, Illustrated by Penny Miller, with a Handwritten Family Provenance Note\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 Natal and the Zulu Country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e T. V. Bulpin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e T. V. Bulpin Publications (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1977\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3rd Edition, 1977. Inscribed by a previous owner; the verified signature field is noted, with the inscription signed with initials J.F.W.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's pictorial printed cloth boards with printed cover design. Issued without a dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo (8vo), hardcover, medium-sized. With line illustrations by Penny Miller.\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 pictorial cloth boards carry the printed design and show clear rubbing overall. The spine is rubbed and frayed at the head and tail, with some fraying along the hinge edges. The top corner of the front cover has a patch of surface loss and chipping. A price sticker (R10.50) remains on the back cover. A worn but complete copy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean with no foxing seen. A handwritten presentation inscription is present on the preliminary page, quoted under provenance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handwritten inscription: \"To John Anthony with regards. Do not sell or give away as it contains some very good historical events in Natal connected with family forebears on the Rathbone, Warner, Pope-Ellis side of family - the latter connection being Dr P.C. Sutherland who was Peter Pope-Ellis's great grandfather. The Rathbone, Warner \u0026amp; Dr Stanger connection is with the Baldwins. J.F.W.\" A bookseller's price sticker (R10.50) is on the back cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatal and the Zulu Country is T. V. Bulpin's popular history of Natal and Zululand, illustrated with line drawings by Penny Miller. It follows the region's story through figures and episodes such as Shaka, Dingane, the Voortrekkers, Cetshwayo, the trading days, Pietermaritzburg and the Drakensberg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is counted among Bulpin's classics, written by a Natal-born author who made the popular narrative of South African history his life's work. This is the 3rd Edition, published in Cape Town in 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy carries a long handwritten family note on the preliminary page, urging that the book not be sold or given away because of its connection to Natal family forebears. It gives the volume a personal, local-history association that will appeal to collectors of Natal and Zulu country Africana and family-history material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: T. V. Bulpin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Victor Bulpin (1918-1999) was born in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal. He worked in cinema as a technician before joining the Associated British Cinema Corporation to cover Africa for newsreels, and later ran his own publishing company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe wrote on big-game hunters, travel and South African history, and is credited with 29 books and more than 2,000 booklets, pamphlets and articles. His notable works include The Ivory Trail, The Hunter Is Death and The Great Trek, with Tavern of the Seas appearing posthumously in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatal and the Zulu Country Bulpin · T. V. Bulpin Natal history · Bulpin 3rd edition 1977 · Zululand history book · inscribed Bulpin Natal · Shaka and Dingane history · Natal Africana collectible\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"T. V. 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