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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Battiss (Walter)

BUSHMAN ART, Portfolio Number One.

Published: Red Fawn Press, Pretoria, No date (c. 1940)

Edition: First edition

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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)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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