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Hudson (Martin Bekker)

A FEATURE IN SOUTH AFRICAN FRONTIER LIFE (1852) - the earliest literary publication from Port Elizabeth!

Published: John Paterson, Constitution Hill, Port Elizabeth, 1852

Edition: First Edition

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Publisher's original brown cloth binding.

xxiv + 270pp.

Binding tight. Contents clean. Some spots on rear panel but otherwise very good.

The earliest literary publication from Port Elizabeth!

'The account of the Kaffir War is in the form of a long poem consisting of 202 pages, and of the minor pieces, Fragment I. is entitled "Bachelor's Life on a Sheep Farm"; Fragment II. "On Choosing a Wife. A Sequel to Bachelor's Life"; Fragment III. "A Batchelor's Soliloquy, or A Dream of Married Life." There are a number of notes to "A Feature in South African Frontier Life," which give considerable information regarding the Eastern Province and Kaffraria.

Although the title-page states that this is Vol. I., it is very doubtful whether any subsequent volume was published.' - Mendelssohn Vol.I, page 744

SABIB does not record a Volume II.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 18,5 x 11cm
  • Sold By: Rare Paper
  • Contact Person: Armandt Marais
  • Country: South Africa
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