Grand Parade. (Signed) – Picard, Hymen W.J.

The Birth of Greater Cape Town 1850 – 1913

Signed subscription copy. No. 60 of 75 copies. A record of the history of Cape Town from 1850 to 1913. 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. Bookplate of previous owner pasted onto marbled end papers. 176 Pages. Contents clean and tightly bound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Hardcover. Full leather boards with gilt lettering.

Publisher: C Struik (Pty) Ltd
Date Published: 1969
Publication Place: Cape Town
First Edition: Yes
Signed: Yes
Condition: Very good.
Binding: Hardcover. Full leather boards with gilt lettering.

Dimensions: 28.5cm x 22cm x 3cm