Books of Rhodesia RHODESIANA REPRINT LIBRARY: GOLD SERIES; FULL SET VOLUME 1 – 36; De LUXE EDITION

• Full tan leather binding.


• Limited edition; matched set, all volumes # 45 of 150


• Four raised bands to spine with red leather overlaid between bands 1 & 2 with gilt titling thereon and between bands 3 & 4 with gilt publisher’s information and volume number.


• Front boards decorated with gilt border, titling and author with a vignette appropriate to the book theme.


• Each book is contained in a brown cloth covered slipcase.


• There are two styles of slip case in the set: Volumes 1 – 6 is a case with the book protruding approx 1cm from the spine hinge. Volumes 7 – 36 the book is fully covered by the casing with fingergrip cutouts at mid point of the case.


• Volumes 1 – 4 have a tipped in slip containing the set number; volumes after that had the authentication included in the publication with the set number stamped in place, most books have a loose paper guard protecting the stamping.


• There is a 1cm darkened smudge across the head and tail of the spine band of each book.


• VOLUME 1 contains a large map within a pocket on the inside of the slip case.


• Volume 5 – spine is darkened and the gilt titling is a tad dulled.


• The spine titling is dulled on Volumes 7,8,9,10,12,14, 19, 25, 27 & 28.


• The spine titling is barely discernible and publisher’s info rubbed but readable on Volumes 16 & 17.


• The spine titling is rubbed away on Volumes 29, 31 & 32


• There is a small 2mm nick to the spine and continuing scar to the slipcase on Volumes 20 & 30 (see pics).


• Nibbled patches to slipcases 19, 35 & 36 (see pics).

Also included with the set is the publisher’s catalogue of the Gold Series giving a one page resume of the book showing the dustjacket, frontispiece and pagination etc. 

Despite these blemishes this is a rarely offered set and the books are unread and in very good condition.