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4to; original olive-green rexine, lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt device to upper cover; price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. xiv + 134; profusely illustrated throughout with monochrome and colour street scenes and facades; street plan. Dustwrapper rubbed and a little foxed, with earlier owner's tape repairs; ownership inscription to verso of front free endpaper; edges and outermost leaves a little foxed. Good condition. "The reproductions in this book have been a labour of love, collected over the years. They display an artistic integrity and skill that is typical of all Philip Bawcombe's work. To those who know Johannesburg, past and present, these pictures will recall and distil . the essence of the city - its charm, its intimacy, its variety and its many moods. To those who do not know Johannesburg, there could hardly be a better introduction.".…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. 1st Edition. 134 pages (complete). A good-natured copy of Bawcombe's much acclaimed book of drawings of old Johannesburg. The dustjacket, however, is much worn, torn, marked and creased. It is secure and baleful. The cover is cracked about the spine but the security and geniality of the cover is unaffected. Within, the contents are generous-spirited. The pages are clean, clear, vivid, atmospheric, contented, affectionate. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…