Adventure in Diamond Country [The Road to Eldorado. Graves and Guineas. The Glittering Road]
de McNish, J. T
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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(Cape Town: Struik, 1968, 1969, 1970). Three volume set, the third volume with the author's signed presentation inscription to the title page. 4to; original green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine with illustrated endpapers in each case; dustwrappers; pp. xii + (ii) + 295, xv + (i) + 287, (xii) + 198; plates, incl. folding; text illustrations; maps. Dustwrappers slightly sunned to spine panels, with trace of wear to extremities; some foxing to edges, endpapers and outermost leaves, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. The complete trilogy, detailing the exciting events of Kimberley's vibrant diamond rush years. .
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- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
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- 9697
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- Adventure in Diamond Country [The Road to Eldorado. Graves and Guineas. The Glittering Road]
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- McNish, J. T
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- (Cape Town: Struik, 1968, 1969, 1970)
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- Diamonds. Northern Cape. Mining. Prospectors Cape
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- Cape;
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- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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