Tavern of the Seas by T.V. Bulpin

Tavern of the Seas (Illustrated Cape Town History by T.V. Bulpin)

A Richly Illustrated History of Cape Town, Robben Island and the Cape Peninsula

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Tavern of the Seas: The Story of Cape Town, Robben Island and the Cape Peninsula
• Author: T.V. Bulpin
• Editor: Peter Joyce
• Publisher: Sunbird Publishing, Cape Town
• Publication Date: 2003
• ISBN-13: 9780624040811
• ISBN-10: 062404081X
• Binding: Publisher's pictorial laminated hardcover with the cover image printed directly on the boards and the title in white lettering.
• Physical Format: Large, tall illustrated format, 215 x 280 mm, 112 pages. Heavily illustrated with colour photographs.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Boards: The glossy blue pictorial boards carry a printed image of Table Mountain and the Waterfront. The covers are clean and bright with no obvious damage, and the spine is straight and sharp.
• Interior: The title page and copyright page are clean.
• The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)

Synopsis & Historical Value

Tavern of the Seas: The Story of Cape Town, Robben Island and the Cape Peninsula is an illustrated history of the southern tip of Africa, edited by Peter Joyce and published by Sunbird Publishing in Cape Town. It pairs narrative text with many colour photographs of the region.

T.V. Bulpin guides the reader around Cape Town and its surroundings, pointing out historical features, local legends and scandals, and the culture of the earliest settlers, and following the story through to modern times.

Robben Island and the Cape Peninsula sit at the centre of the Cape's story, from the early settlement era onward. This large-format volume is a handsome, collectible used copy for anyone interested in Cape history and Africana.

Author Profile: T.V. Bulpin

Thomas Victor Bulpin (1918-1999) was a South African writer who produced 29 books and more than 2,000 booklets, pamphlets, newspaper and magazine features, and travel videos. He began his working life as a cinema technician at 16, later served with the South African Air Force, and was sent to cover Africa for newsreels. He eventually started his own publishing company.

His best-known titles include Lost Trails on the Lowveld (first published in 1950), The Ivory Trail, Islands in a Forgotten Sea, Natal and the Zulu Country, The Great Trek and the Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa. Most of his books are now out of print.

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