Tromp (Jan Nieuwoudt) Brush up your Afrikaans ( Knap U Afrikaans Op)
£75
Knap U Engels Op (Brush up your English)
London, Dent, 1941.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
From the famous ‘Brush Up’ series.
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Book itself very good, jacket a bit chipped and rubbed.
Maps and illustrations by Steven Spurrier.
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