By Strength of Heart – Victor de Kock: limited numbered

R120.00

History of the Cape before Van Riebeeck’s time.

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Condition: Sadly the previously owners used cellotape on dust jacket. Book in better condition as dust jacket. Price commensurate to condition.

TITLE: By Strength of Heart

AUTHOR: De Kock, Victor

PUBLISHER: Howard B. Timmins, Cape Town  1953

PAGES: 116

BINDING: Hardcover

DIMENSIONS: 265×187

WEIGHT: 0.55

Fascinating history of the Cape before Van Riebeeck’s time, is vividly told by the well-known Archivist, Victor de Kock. Here are the adventures of the first Europeans to round Southern Africa; the story of great voyages in little ships by men who faced unknown perils and hardships; of battles on sea and on land; of terrible shipwrecks; of heroism and cruelty; of monsters and mermaids . an enthralling narrative of the great struggle for the trade of the East.

Additional information

Weight 1 kg
Dimensions 27 × 19 × 2 cm