Breuil (Henri)

BEYOND THE BOUNDS OF HISTORY - Scenes from the Old Stone Age (1949) - foreword by General Jan Smuts

Contains an ORIGINAL COLOUR SKETCH by the author and is INSCRIBED to fellow archaeologist C. van Riet Lowe

Published: P. R. Gawthorn, London, 1949

Edition: First Edition

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Publisher's brown cloth binding with illustrated dust jacket.

100pp. Illustrated by the author. Foreword by General Jan Smuts, being one of around 60-70 he wrote in his lifetime.

The front endpaper contains a copy of a pen sketch by Breuil of presumably an aurochs. The image was secured to the endpaper with tape on the corners. 

On the verso of the front endpaper is an original pen and colour pencil sketch on card depicting a scene from prehistory. Gift inscription to fellow archaeologist C. van Riet Lowe with caption "L'age de fer commence!" - the beginning of the iron age. The sketch has been secured to the endpaper with tape along the edges.

On the half-title page is a gift inscription to C. van Riet Lowe by Breuil.

Publisher's compliments slip laid down on front paste down and signed by C. van Riet Lowe - University of Witwatersrand.

  • Jacket Condition: Very Good
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 8vo
  • Name: Rare Paper
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