Grand Parade. – Picard, Hymen W.J.

The Birth of Greater Cape Town 1850 – 1913

From the fly-leaf: “Grand Parade, treading in the wake of the author’s previous book, Gentleman’s Walk, but standing on its own as a record of the history of Cape Town from 1850 to 1913 has a dual meaning. The title refers to the two functions the town’s oldest square had during that epoch. The Grand Parade was the Pageant of People as well as the Plane of Progress.” Includes a few fold-out colour plates by T W Bowler et al as well as photographs, maps and illustrations of buildings, the habour with its shipping etc. Foxing to front and rear prelims with scattered foxing to some pages. 176 Pages. Binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Good-. Edge-wear with abrasions to folds. Some sunning. Rubbing with some creasing. A couple of 1cm closed tears. Toning to the verso. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear with a few specks of white on the front board.

Publisher: C Struik (Pty) Ltd
Date Published: 1969
Publication Place: Cape Town
First Edition: Yes

Condition: Good.
Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear with a few specks of white on the front board.
Has Dust Jacket: Yes
Jacket Condition: Good-. Edge-wear with abrasions to folds. Some sunning. Rubbing with some creasing. A couple of 1cm closed tears. Toning to the verso.
Dimensions: 28.5cm x 22cm x 3cm