Wright, Noel.

Glimpses of South Africa. Containing Sixteen Pages of Illustrations From Photographs by the Authors.

London, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1929. 14 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, VIII, 246 pages. 31 monochrome photographs. One fold-out map of Cape of Good Hope Peninsula at front. Hardcover [publisher’s original brown cloth] with lettering and design on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Foxing to edges. Occasional spotting to some pages. Interior bright and clean otherwise.

Account of travels & life in Southern Africa. Includes, for example, the following: The Garden Route. Mossel Bay, George, Knysna, Oudtshoorn, Cango Caves / From Capetwon to Bulawayo. The Matoppos and Victoria Falls / Pretoria. The Premier Diamond Mine. Alluvial Diamonds / Portugese East Africa. Lourenco Marques, Beira and Mocambique etc.
Author highlights the “racial enmity” between Dutch and Briton and “the problems presented by the native and coloured races” in South Africa.

• Keywords: Africa · Africa – Rare · Africa, British Southern · Africa, Southern · Africana Collection of Rare Books · Afrikaners · Boers · Botany · Capetown · Diamonds · Durban · Fishing · Fishing – Rare · Gold · Johannesburg · Native, Rituals and Customs · Natives · South Africa · Sports · Tourism · Travel & Expedition – Rare · Travel Africa – Rare · Travel Journal · Travel Writing · Travel-Guide · Travellers · Travelling Authors · Victoria Falls · Zulus
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 120133AB

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