Grand Parade. The Birth of Greater Cape Town. 1850 – 1913 – Picard, Hymen W J

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. Inscription on half-title page with an address on opposite page. 176 Pages. Contents clean and binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Fair to good. 2cm closed tear to top edge and front fold. Rubbing to covers. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with some mild rubbing.

Publisher: C Struik
Date Published: 1969
Publication Place: Cape Town
First Edition: Yes

Condition: Good.
Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with some mild rubbing.

Jacket Condition: Fair to good. 2cm closed tear to top edge and front fold. Rubbing to covers.