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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Ethelreda Lewis & Joseph Sachs

1.) THE HARP (1925) with gift inscription to SA Artist Irma Stern 2.) IRMA STERN and the Spirit of Africa (1942)

Published: London & Pretoria, 1925 & 1942

Edition: First Editions

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1.) THE HARP by Ethelreda Lewis

First edition published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1925.

The author's first work, a novel of interracial conflict and romance set in South Africa. 

Gift inscription on front endpaper reads, "Irma Stern, a remembrance from Lily Guinsberg, of a South Africa beloved by us both, April 1925.

2.) IRMA STERN AND THE SPIRIT OF AFRICA by Joseph Sachs

First edition published by J. L. van Schaik, Pretoria, 1942.

Publisher's illustrated hardcover with cloth spine.

63pp. with 11 black & white reproductions of her works at rear.

Fine condition with solid binding and clean, white pages internally.

An uncommon early work on one of South Africa's most renowned and artists.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Sold By: Rare Paper
  • Contact Person: Armandt Marais
  • Country: South Africa
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