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Human and Rousseau, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Jackson. Ex-School Library. Boards have library markings but remain neat otherwise. Binding is secure. Library markings on the end pages, title page and paste downs. Library sleeve on the back paste down and sheet on the back of the back end page. Old cello tape marks. JHK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1973) 0798103337. 4to; original blue boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 234 + (ii), incl. index; cartoon illustrations. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed to lower panel, with trace of wear to head of spine panel; edges, endpapers and outermost leaves a little foxed. Very good condition. 'Readers who have come to expect of Jose Burman entertainingly told home truths about history will not be disappointed with this volume. In this book the author has gathered humorous incidents of South African history, from Jan van Riebeeck to the Boer War. Wittily illustrated by Jackson, these little-known facets of history not only throw light on the past, but make amusing and interesting reading. Here you will meet Noah's Wildebeest, the baboon that sounded the Castle alarm, the Battalion of Illegitimates, and the horse "Cracker" that broke in recruits for the Natal Mounted Police; you will learn how Anders Sparrman made "snake-juice", of the night… Leer más

Human & Rousseau, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. Jackson. The jacket is shelf rubbed, marked and edge worn. the boards are edge worn. Internally the pages are lightly tanned, the pages remain neat and legible. secure binding. 21/01/2021. ak.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Human & Rosseau, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. jacket is shelf rubbed, a bit torn and creased. edge wear on boards. tanning and marks. sound binding. fairly good copy and jacket.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cape Town & Pretoria: Human & Rousseau. Very Good. 1973. Hardcover. 0798103337 . Rubbing and edge wear of the DJ, the spine ends are chipped. There is a tear at the bottom back edge that is creased. ; Edge Wear & Lightly Rubbed; INSCRIBED by the author on the fly leaf, SIGNED by him on the title page. Bookstore label on front endpaper. .

Human & Rousseau. Cape Town 1973.. Eps lightly browned, a little shelfwear, else VG+ in dustwrapper (spine faded, minor wear, no tears or loss,).. Blue cloth boards. 234pp illustrated line drawings. 4to indexed. Inscribed ffep thus: "Colin & Sheila, With best regards for 1974 and so forth, Jose" and signed on title page "Jose Burman". A collection of 36 humorously told incidents in South African history, little gems hidden away behind the major events. Many of these individual essays were originally published in Personality magazine. Cartoon chapter heading illustrations by Jackson.