Scenic South Africa By Gerald Cubitt & Maxwell Leigh
Scenic South Africa (Premium Used Collectible Copy)
A Spectacular Visual Journey Across the Superlative Landscapes and Natural Bounty of the Southern Tip of Africa
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Scenic South Africa
- Author: Gerald Cubitt & Maxwell Leigh
- Publisher: Struik Publishers Ltd, Cape Town
- Publication Date: 1983
- ISBN-10: 0869771728
- Edition Details: First Edition Cycle, Scarce Early Printing. A highly sought-after vintage landscape survey.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium hardcover cloth boards.
- Physical Format: Quarto (4to), comprehensively detailed with vivid geographic overviews and high-fidelity panorama plate registries.
- Language: English.
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The hardboards are robust, flat, and square. The outer panels show some minor, completely authentic shelf-rubbed friction along the baseline margins, consistent with storage. The spine remains completely undamaged, firm, and structurally intact.
- Interior: Outstanding. The internal pages are clean, bright, and fully intact. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Free of owner signatures, dealer marks, or internal foxing.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Report: The original dust jacket has been beautifully preserved, showing only some very limited, minor signs of edge wear. It is now fully protected and sealed behind a clear cellophane cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1983, Scenic South Africa stands as a magnificent historical archive documenting a land of superlative landscapes. Spanning the southern tip of the African continent, authors Cubitt and Leigh trace the dramatic vistas where fertile ground is laced with diamonds and gold, and where uninterrupted plains teem with wildlife. This scarce volume serves as an evocative time capsule of Southern Africa's natural beauty, exploring how nature's bounty continues to brim over into the everyday lives of its many peoples
Author Profile: Gerald Cubitt & Maxwell Leigh
Gerald Cubitt is a world-renowned natural history photographer whose breathtaking landscape portfolios have anchored numerous landmark books on African wilderness. Maxwell Leigh was a highly respected South African journalist and descriptive writer, widely praised for his ability to translate complex regional geography into deeply engaging and accessible cultural prose.
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