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Click here to see our other books! Robert Jacob Gordon 1743-1795: the Man and his Travels at the Cape Patrick Cullinan 1992 Struik : Winchester 12.5" by 9.5" 215pp SUMMARY One of 150 limited editions of this biography of Dutch explorer Robert Jacob Gordon, signed by the author. Colour Plates,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Signed,With Slipcase Overall Condition: As New This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage : £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION Robert Jacob Gordon (1743-1795) was an explorer, linguist, solider and naturalist. He made his first journey to the Cape Colony in 1772, and returned as captain in 1777. He was responsible for defending the Cape, and upon a British invasion subsequent to France's invasion of the Netherlands, he complied with the British, leading to accusations of treason by his soliders. Gordon committed suicide as a result of becoming an outcast. This is a limited edition, volume forty-seven of one hundred and fifty, and is presented in a slipcase with a portrait of the subject on it. The book is in a lovely half crushed morocco binding with bright marbled boards. Profusely illustrated throughout with vignette and full plate illustrations in colour and black and white. CONDITION In a half crushed morocco binding with slipcase. Externally lovely. Slipcase has minor wear to the boards. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean. Overall Condition: As New GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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