A Colossus of Roads. Thomas Bain – Storrar, Patricia and Komnick, Gunther

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Thomas Bain left the Cape an impressive bequest of mountain passes and a handful of roads. Working with the minimum of mchanical aids he made perhaps the biggest single contribution to the opening up of the Cape Colony. Illustrated map of Southern part of South Africa as end papers. Some foxing to front prelims. Name of previous owner on front fep. 108 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair to good. Edge-wear to extremities. A few small closed tears to top edge. Some abrasions to folds. Light creasing to edges. Binding: Hardcover. Some mild edge-wear.

Publisher: Murray & Roberts/Concor
Date Published: 1984
Publication Place: Cape Town
First Edition: Yes

Condition: Good.
Binding: Hardcover. Some mild edge-wear.
Has Dust Jacket: Yes
Jacket Condition: Fair to good. Edge-wear to extremities. A few small closed tears to top edge. Some abrasions to folds. Light creasing to edges.
Dimensions: 22cm x 27cm x 1.5cm

Additional information

Weight 1100 g