Town Furniture of the Cape Tapa dura - 1987

(Cape Town: Struik, 1987) 086977302X. 4to; original brown boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 224, incl. index; profusely illustrated, incl. a section in full-colour. A little foxing to edges and endpapers. Very good condition. Landmark work on this subject. "While the text examines the background of styles and individual pieces such as the Cape armoire, rusbanke, bureaux, tables and chairs, and discusses the influences that various European styles had on Cape furniture designs, the emphasis of this book rests on the visual. Over 900 black and white photographs as well as 30 colour plates have been reproduced to give collectors and historians an outstanding record of the furniture of this period. Town Furniture of the Cape is the most comprehensive work on the subject to date and is without doubt a major contribution to South Africa's cultural heritage." .

C Struik (Pty) Ltd., Cape Town, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 224 pages (complete). A comfortable copy. The dustjacket is worn, scuffed and creased and a little marked. It is secure. The boards have some storage wear but in general, they are healthy and steady. The early pages have some light storage wear. The final pages have some light storage tanning about the edges. The contents are clear, benign, genial, diligent, resourceful, competent.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Struik, 1987-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The jacket is slightly shelf rubbed. The spine and surrounds are sunned. Tanning on the front and back end page. There are no inscriptions, and the binding is excellent.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Struik, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Jacket is rubbed and marked.Internally clean.Excellent binding.Over 900 black and white photographs as well as 30 colour plates have been reproduced to give collectors and historians an outstanding record of the furniture of this period.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Struik, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Jacket is rubbed and marked.Previous ownership stamp.Tightly bound.This is the standard work on the origins and identification of the furniture made by the early rural craftsmen at the Cape.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Struik, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Small tear on jacket and marked.Light tanning.Excellent binding.Very good copy.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cape Town.: Struik, 1987. dj has spine slightly faded.; closed chips on all 4 cnrs, largest 18x7mm; head - 70x15mm, tail - 35x8mm. 224pp incl index; 939 b&w photos in text; 16pp colour plates with 36 photos and captions. Please expect extra postage.. First Edition. Hard Cover Brown Boards.. Very Fine in Plastic./Very Good. 285x26p1mm.