First edition: Title leaf, 3 leaves of text (printed on one side only) by Battiss, contained in a cream paper folder with Bushman illustrations on the upper cover, slightly worn along the spine, booksellers ticket on the inside front 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)
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