Buy this book on-line Brock, B. B. and B. G., with H. C. Willis (editors) : Historical Simon's Town(Cape Town: A. A. Balkema, on behalf of the Simon's Town Historical Society, 1976) 0869610554 ISBN 0869610554
Subtitle reads: Vignettes, reminiscences and illustrations of the harbour and community from the days of the Dutch East India Co., and of the Royal Navy at the Cape, of its administrators, personalities and buildings, with special notes on shipwrecks and navigation. 4to; original pale blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, with publisher's gilt device to upper cover; no dustwrapper; pp. xiv + 217, incl. index; maps; colour plates after period paintings; numerous monochrome illustrations in text. Top edge of lower board partially fishmothed; earlier owner's name on front pastedown; striking bookplate of Dr. J. F. Midgley to verso of front free endpaper; trace of spotting to fore-edge; few tape marks to endpapers; some foxing to endpapers and outermost leaves. Good condition. "Simon's Town is virtually as old as Cape Town. Effectively, it was Simon van der Stel who noted the potential of the bay when he made a survey in 1687. He found it 'protected from all winds by the surrounding high hills ... '. It was, says H. C. Willis, and still is the only place along the whole coast of S.A. where a large number of ships can lie at anchor in safety in all weathers at all times of the year. ... The editors have preferred to present a variegated and essentially humanised picture of Simon's Town's history, enlivened by biographies of the local personalities, administrators and benefactors - and supported by a rich collection of illustrations. There is a great deal about the Royal Navy, and its successor, the S.A. Navy (for the navies created a demand not only for supplies but for skilled artisans and technicians) and the contiuous stream of interesting visitors, all of whom contributed to the founding of a specially coherent and integrated little community." Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Brock, B. B. and B. G., with H. C. Willis (editors) : Historical Simon's Town. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, first editions, collectables, livres illustrées and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |