The Utmost Sail
de Sachs, Bernard
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Ver descripción
- Librería
-
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
(Johannesburg: Kayor Publishing House, 1955). 8vo; original pale blue cloth, lettered in black on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 240. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and edgeworn; front free endpaper removed; endpapers and outer leaves a bit foxed; archival tape strengthening to tail of lower hinge. Good condition. Bernard Sachs was an early biographer of Herman Charles Bosman, and has dedicated this book to Bosman's memory. Bernard Sachs (1905-1985) was "educated at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg. Best known as a journalist and leader writer for the South African Jewish Times, he was editor of the now defunct literary magazine Trek, and is also noted for biographical writings on prominent South Africans, particularly Herman Charles Bosman, whom he knew well ... Has also written a novel The Utmost Sail (1955), based on the life of Bosman ... " - Adey, et al: Companion to South African English Literature, p. 173. .
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
(ZA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 5734
- Título
- The Utmost Sail
- Autor
- Sachs, Bernard
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- (Johannesburg: Kayor Publishing House, 1955)
- Palabras clave
- Historical novels. Anglo-Boer War. Herman Charles Bosman South African Literature
- Catálogos del vendedor
- South African Literature;
Términos de venta
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
All books offered subject to availability. Returns are accepted where we have erred materially in our description of goods.
Sobre el vendedor
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2018
Port Elizabeth
Sobre Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
