Cape Town, Tavern of the Seas
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The classic Cape Town: Tavern of the Seas by Lawrence Green was first published in 1948 and more than 50 000 are in print. This does not include the number sold to those Education Departments who adopted the book. Green was a charming man and a prolific writer. With the death of the much loved Green in the early 1980s and the collapse of the publishing house, Howard Timmins, shortly before this, the book went out of print and has remained so for more than 20 two decades.
This evergreen book deals with charming folksy subjects like the wine of the Cape; Table Mountain; the Atlantic coast; Cape Town carnivals; the streets, canals and shops; the story of Simon’s Town, Seal Island; Table Bay; shipwrecks; reputed sea monsters; blatjang and sambals; the Cape Flats and so on.
| Author | Lawrence George Green |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Galago books |
| Place | London |
| Year | 2005 |
| ISBN | 9781919854120 |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Condition | Good |
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As New: Pretty much new but shows small signs of having been read; inside it will be clean without any inscriptions or stamps; might contain a remainder mark.
Very Good: Might have some creases on the spine; no hard cracks; maybe slight forward lean and short inscription inside; perhaps very minor bumping on the corners of the book; inside clean but the page edges might be slightly yellowed.
Good: A few creases on the spine, perhaps a forward lean, bumping on corners or shelfwear; maybe an inscription inside or some shelfwear or a small tear or two on the dustjacket; inside clean but page edges might be somewhat yellowed.
Fair: In overall good condition, might have a severe forward lean to the spine, an inscription, bumping to corners; one or two folds on the covers and yellowed pages; in exceptional cases these books might contain some library stamps and stickers or have neat sticky tape which was used to fix a short, closed tear.
Poor: We rarely sell poor condition books, unless the books are in demand and difficult to find in a better condition. Poor condition books are still perfect for a good read, all pages will be intact and none threatening to fall out; most probably a reading copy only.