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1st edition, hardcover book, published by Murray & Roberts/Concor in 1984. The book is in good condition although it has a small tear in the dustwrapper and some creases and signs of wear along the edges of the dustwrapper. A bookplate has been pasted onto the frontispiece; discreet cellotape marks are also evident. Please request additional photographs, if required.
The book includes: Contents, Acknowledgements, Notes, Select Bibliography and Index. 108 pages.
"Thomas (Bain) constructed twenty-three major mountain roads and so outshone even his father, Andrew Geddes Bain (1797-1864), as a road builder."
"Patricia Storrar has produced an exciting and authoritative account of his pioneering achievements in the Cape Colony"
The book incorporates Gunther Komnick's "splendid photography of the kloofs, valleys and timeless mountains."
"The book is dedicated to the Civil Engineers of Southern Africa who by their courage, dedication and skill, opened up the hinterland and today continue to improve the quality of life for all its inhabitants."
A great addition to any Africana collection.
