Title leaf, 3 leaves of text (printed on one side only) by Battiss, contained in a cream paper wrappers (stiffened with green card) with Bushman illustrations on the upper cover and covered in glassine paper which is torn The covers are frayed at the spine beneath the glassine cover. Overall a very good copy of the earliest variant of this portfolio.
Contents of Portfolio - a list and captions to the plates, 21 plates (numbered 4 - 25) - 15 with coloured reproductions of paintings tipped on and 8 with black &; white reproductions and photographs, with an Extra Plate (an oblong photographic reproduction) of 'Rock Painting from "Barrow Hills", Ladybrand, O.F.S.'
- Overall Condition: A Very Good Copy
- Size: Folio (380 x290mm)
- Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
- Contact Person: Paul Mills
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 021 794 0600
- Preferred Payment Methods: Visa & Mastercard via PayGate secure links and Bank transfers.
- Trade Associations: ABA - ILAB, SABDA
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