Cape diaries

Herschel at the Cape Diaries and Correspondence 1834/1838 Cape Social Cultural Life By: A. A Balkema A first edition hardcover published by A A Balkema in 1969 burgandy cover boards  with brown leather spine with gold writing to the spine, binding is tight & strong, previous owners signature & address on front flyleaf, foxing to front & rear flyleaves, dustjacket is complete, clean & bright a very nice copy Postage inside South Africa R40.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quote Abe #  

The Cape Diaries of Lady Anne Barnard 1799 - 1800 Vol 1&2 Edited by: M. Lenta & B. le Cordeur 2 first edition hardcovers published by Van Riebeeck society in 1999 Brown cover boards with gold writing to the spines, bindings are tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, dustjackets are complete, clean & bright, a very nice set Postage within South Africa R50.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation Abe #

Buy THE CAPE DIARIES OF LADY ANNE BARNARD 1799-1800 Vol.2 Van Riebeeck Society for R180.00

Buy The Cape Diaries of Lady Anne Barnard by Margaret Lenta and Basil Le Cordeur VRS No 30 for R165.00

About the product 8vo; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, with gilt publisher's monogram to upper cover; no dustwrapper; pp. xiii + (i) + 248, incl. index; plates; some illustrations in text. Very good condition."The arrival at the Cape of Good Hope, early in 1834, of Sir John Herschel and Thomas Maclear initiated for them a period of intense scientific endeavour. Herschel was graced by a name which, from the astronomical discoveries of his father, Sir William Herschel, was already a household word. The younger Herschel was arguably the most famous scientist ever to spend a significant portion of his life in the beneficial clime of the Cape. Much has been written about Herschel's scientific work at the Cape. The picture is far from complete, however.. This gives some justification for the publication of what is in fact the majority of the letters written by Herschel during his residence at the Cape. For Maclear the situation is quite the reverse. Completely unknown on his arrival at the Cape, he had steadily to build up fame on the foundations of industry and public service. By the time of his death in 1879 his repute was such that his passing moved even the Cape Parliament to a salutation.. Yet the nature of the man is hardly known in the country of his adoption, and his contributions are largely forgotten in his chosen profession. Although a full-scale biography is required to do justice to Maclear, the diaries and letters reproduced here will go some way towards establishing his character." Maclear&Herschel. Letters&Diaries at the Cape of Good Hope 1834-1838 (Books)

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  HARD COVER EX LIBRARY BOOK WITH DUST JACKET. BOOK IS IN A GOOD CONDITION. DIARIES AND CORRESPONDENCE OF SIR JOHN HERSHEL 1834 - 1838, CAPE SOCIAL AND CULTERAL LIFE - BOOK NO: 3 IN THE SERIES. DAVID S EVANS; TERENCE J DEEMING;  BETTY HALL EVANS; STEPHEN GOLDFARB     

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  Van Riebeeck Society (VRS). Second Series No.8. Cape Town 1977. Chocolate cloth boards. 219 pp. illustrated b/w plates. foldout map. Lawrence Richardson (c.1869-1953), a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), was involved in two fact-finding and humanitarian missions to South Africa in the wake of the South African War. His meticulous diaries detail his interviews and draw a perceptive picture of a society devastated by war. VG copy, contents unmarked. No dust jacket.