Description: South Africa (1941)by Sarah Gertrude Millin This is a notable book, South Africa, is by Sarah Gertrude Milling, published in 1941 by William Collins of London. It outlines interesting facts about the country from its discovery in the 15th century until the beginning of World War II. Sarah Gertrude Millin was well known for her biography of General Smuts. She gives a realistic survey of South Africa and how history brought the country where it was a the time of the writing. Her history is "lively and provocative of thought; her style is condensed and vivid, her opinions uncompromising and honest. The hero of her story is General Smuts, that great statesman and patriot, who has shown what one man can do by the courage of his convictions and the vigour and charm of his personality to overcome difficult social problems." What sets this book apart are the beautiful illustrations. There are 12 back to back color plates of paintings dating back to 1772 as well as 28 black and white illustrations. The book is in good condition for age. The cover has maintained most of its color. There is a tear to the spine at the tail as shown. The dustcover is present. It is colorful but has some wear and tear, again, mostly at the spine cover. The outer and inner hinges are intact. The binding is excellent. All pages are present and attached. The pages have some yellowing and foxing. There are no page tears and there is no hand writing inside. The book is 47 pages long in addition to the two-sided plates. It measures 9 inches by 6 1/2 inches. We ship on the next business day after purchase and we maintain an excellent ebay customer satisfaction rating. Please check out our other ebay antiques, fine collectables, and our rare antiquarian book selection. Thank you for shopping with us. Please make us a favorite ebay seller and come again! GardenNut01 Mindy & Jack Note: We search high and wide for interesting items and we do our best to package these items well and ship promptly. If you experience problems with your order(s), please contact us through ebay's "contact seller" feature. We will do what we can to make everything right!
Price: 7.96 USD
Location: Dayton, Ohio
End Time: 2024-11-03T16:10:51.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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Restocking Fee: 10%
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Place of Publication: London
Signed: No
Publisher: William Collins
Subject: History
Year Printed: 1941
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Region: South Africa
Author: Sarah Gertrude Millin
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: South Africa
Topic: Historical
