Buy this book on-line Dale, Langham : Cape of Good Hope. Report of the Superintendent-General of Education for 1885, with Tables, Annexures & Appendix(Cape Town: W. A. Richards & Sons, 1886)
[G. 9-'86.] Title continues: Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Excellency the Governor. 330 x 216 mm; original printed side-stitched grey wrappers; pp. (ii) + 142 + xcv. Wrappers somewhat worn at extremities, with a little soiling and foxing; regular browning throughout, with sporadic foxing; shallow damp-stain to bottom fore-corner. Langham Dale (1826-1898), the author of this report, was the second superintendent-general of education in the Cape Colony. He revolutionised education in South Africa, introducing systems at primary, secondary and tertiary level, and produced 'the first complete and orderly review of Bantu education in the Cape Colony.' (DSAB I, p. 203) Dale was also one of the pioneers of South African archaeology, collecting and writing about Bushman implements. He was knighted in 1889. 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 Dale, Langham : Cape of Good Hope. Report of the Superintendent-General of Education for 1885, with Tables, Annexures & Appendix. 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 antiquarian books, collectables, out of print books, incunabula and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |