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Auction #128 begins on 15 Jan 2026

Anonymous (Gustav Steinbart)

BRIEFE AUS HELGOLAND, ENGLAND UND SUD AFRIKA (LETTERS FROM HELGOLAND, ENGLAND AND SOUTH AFRICA) 1859

Published: Eigentum des Vereins z. Verbreitung .........Volkschriften, Zwickau, 1859

Edition: 1st.

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This is the rare first edition of this work which was republished (with translations) by the University of Port Elizabeth in 1975. No copy of this edition is recorded in any South African library in SABIB Vols. 1-5. Steinbart was the German Military Colonist to British Kaffraria in the Cape Province and an important land surveyor of the Border territories. He was one of the earliest Jewish immigrants to South Africa. 

12mo. (170x110mm.) Zwickau. 1859. 96pp. Rebound in quarter cloth and paper covered boards. Appears to be  missing both front and rear free endpapers. With a German library sticker on the front pastedown and a small neat rubber stamp on the title page which also bears a contemporary ownership signature. Binding moderately worn. Some foxing especially on the title page. 

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 12mo. (17 x 11 cms.)
  • Sold By: Ronald Levine - Modern First Editions
  • Contact Person: Ronald Levine
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 011643 8437
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT for South African customers and International Bank Tranfer for customers abroad. I am unable to accept payment by credit card.
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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