9780798112147 - The Little Karoo de Burman, Jose (5 resultados)

Squarish 8vo; original blue-green boards, lettered in white on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. 155, incl. index; colour plates; some illustrations in text. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and edgeworn; gift inscription to half-title; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. 'Jose Burman has given us a book with a difference: it is not a guide but it takes you round the valley; it is not a history but it tells the story of the Little Karoo, and the passes that cross its mountains. It also tells the story of ostriches, the saga that brought immense wealth to the Little Karoo, and great tragedy. For the Little Karoo is the real home of these long-legged birds - 95 per cent of the world's ostriches now live there. There are fascinating chapters on the rise (and fall) of the ostrich-towns, the Cango Caves and extensions (by one who has been intimately connected with the Caves for over 25 years), and the mysterious valley of "Die Hel". This is a book that brings a little-known part of the country to life - a book you will enjoy reading, and a valley you will want to visit.'.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. jacket is rubbed, creased and chipped. edge wear on boards. foxing and marks. sound binding. fairly good copy.[S.K][RF15]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. jacket is shelf rubbed, creased and chipped. edge wear on boards. light tanning and marks. well bound. fairly good copy.[S.K][RF19]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 1st Edition. the jacket is shelf rubbed and marked. a couple of small tears.the book has no inscriptions and the binding is excellent. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The jacket is slightly rubbed and edgeworn. Tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.