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             With the publication, during July 2000 of her excellent & well researched 
              book " An Illustrated Guide To Ginger Beer Bottles for South 
              African Collectors" (ISBN 0-620-25981-7). Ethleen Lastovica 
              of Cape Town did the hobby a wonderful service. 
               
              Many Diggers and collectors were perhaps unduly critical of the 
              time taken since inception of the concept and possibly unfairly 
              impatient to see the end result without appreciating the tremendous 
              amount of research (and cost) involved. 
            Be this as 
            it may, the publication is of immense value to the serious collector 
            and of great interest to researcher and beginner alike. 
            We will 
            	(with the authors permission) be quoting from and referring to this 
            	invaluable publication.  |