Victorian Life at the Cape, 1870-1900 by Knox, Catherine
Victorian Life at the Cape, 1870-1900 by Knox, Catherine
Hardcover, ISBN 9780958315418
Publisher: Fernwood Press, South Africa, 1992 First Edition.
Condition: Very good. A landscape shaped, hardback book. This book is in an excellent condition. The cover have some very slight signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains perfect. A gift inscription is neatly inscribed on second page.This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
Includes double-side fold out map of Cape Town and environs.
At the turning of each century life seems faster and more vivid. As the twentieth century draws to a close, a journey back through time to the Cape of a hundred years ago offers perspectives that are both nostalgic and enriching.
In the late nineteenth century the Mother City offered as many surprises, novelties and challenges as it does today. the heterogeneous community was never more ebullient. In spite of a building boom, the eye and the imaination still had space to roam. The natural beauties of sea and mountains and the glorious climate helped compensate for what many people lacked materially.
Hardback with dustcover, marbled endpapers 184 pages text with plates, maps and text. Fine.
