Historic Farms of South Africa. – Fairbridge, Dorothea

The wool, the wheat, and the wine of the 17th and 18th centuries.

The central figure in this volume is Willem Adriaan van der Stel who left a legacy of farming and development in South Africa. Extracts from dispatches from the early 1700s. Early farms at the Cape eg. Boscheuvel (now Bishopscourt), Welgemeende, Vergelegen, Klein Constantia, Meerlust et al. 51 illustrations. Foxed throughout. Small stain to the lower edge. Previous owner’s names on front free end page. Deckled edging. Light foxing to all edges. 194 Pages. Binding firm. 1st Edition. Condition: Good-. Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with sunning and some soiling. Light edge-wear with some bumping.

Publisher: Oxford University Press. Humprey Milford
Date Published: 1931
Publication Place: London
First Edition: Yes

Condition: Good-.
Binding: Hardcover. Cloth boards with sunning and some soiling. Light edge-wear with some bumping.