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Modern Books of Rhodesia and Zimbabwe for Collectors, Bitter Harvest

A curious aspect of Rhodesiana (Rhodesian set new standards for luxurious
and Zimbabwean collectables) is that the presentation and deservedly remains
most sought-after items are almost always popular. The Collectors' Edition was
those from the last 15 years of the limited to just 115 individually numbered
country's existence, from the Unilateral copies, of which 15 were given to the
Declaration of Independence in 1965 to Rhodesian National Archives, politicians
the nation's independence under majority and senior servicemen, and 100 offered
rule in 1980 as Zimbabwe. During this for sale. The volume comes in a
period there were strict currency silk-lined slipcase and is handsomely
restrictions, preventing Rhodesian bound in Rhodesian elephant hide, with
citizens from exporting money out of the heavy, polished brass title plate and
country or from taking money with them edgings, and a high-relief badge of the
when they emigrated - from 1975 emigrants coat of arms of Rhodesia, struck in
could take with them only Rh$1000 (about brass, on the outer front cover. The
US$1200) per family. A local industry Collectors' Edition is identical to the
grew up creating high-value souvenir normal 1977 first edition except for two
items for investment - sets of military additional pages bound in, and protected
medals; sets of gold and silver with tissue paper covers. The first page
medallions; UDI souvenirs made in bears an explanatory note and the Galaxie
precious metals and in limited editions. imprimatur, and certifies the copy
Books were invariably produced in two number. The second page bears the
forms: a normal retail hardback edition, original autographs of ten prominent
and a special collectors' edition: Rhodesians:John Wrathall, President of
badged, bound in leather (in the case of Rhodesia
Contact, by John Lovett, in elephant Ian Douglas Smith, Prime Minister of
hide), autographed and bearing special Rhodesia
tipped-in pages, and offered in a Clifford Dupont, the first President of
luxurious slip-case.The sad truth is Rhodesia
that, until the Internet created fresh B. H. 'Jack' Mussett, Minister of
interest in Rhodesiana, most of these Internal Affairs
investment items proved a very poor Roger Hawkins, Minister of Combined
investment. Many of them now sell for Operations
barely more than their original cost, Lt Gen Peter Walls, Commander, Combined
once you factor in 30 years' Operations
inflation.However, books have Air Marshal M. J. 'Mick' McLaren, Deputy
consistently performed well and remain Commander, Combined Operations
items of strong interest. My top tips for P. Sherren, Commissioner of the BSAP
modern Rhodesian/Zimbabwean books are as Lt Gen John Hickman, Commander of the
follows (all prices are mid-2006):* Army
Contact, John Lovett, Galaxie Books, Air Marshal F. W.
1977. This elephant-hide-bound edition




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