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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

W. H. Schröder (William Howard Schroeder)

CAPE PORTRAITS FOR "HET VOLKSBLAD" (1884)

Published: Het Volksblad, Cape Town, 1882-1884

Edition: First Edition

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A valuable portrait book and important W. H. Schroeder item, yet there is no mention of the artist in the entry for this book in Mendelssohn - an unfortunate oversight!

Supplements to "Het Volksblad," from 16th September, 1882, to March 1st, 1884. Lithographed by Van de Sandt de Villiers & Co.

An album of portraits executed by W. H. Schröder for "Het Volksblad" over the period 1882 to 1884.

Original half-leather binding with cloth sides. Spine crown and spine tail worn. Internally in good condition.

'A collection of portraits of notabilities in South Africa issued weekly; amongst the most well-known personages are the following: Sir Hercules Robinson, James Leonard, John X. Merriman, J. W. Sauer, Chief Justice Sir Henry De Villiers, Sir David Tennant, Robert Mitford Bowker, Francis Henry Samuel Orpen, Rev. John Murray, W. M. Farmer, Sir T. E. Fuller, Saul Solomon, Sir Thomas Upington, Sir John Gordon Sprigg, Bishop Colenso, Frederick Schermbrucker, Dr. Atherstone, J. B. Robinson, George Garcia Wolf, Thomas Daniel Barry, J. A. De Wet, and Sir John Charles Molteno.' - Mendelssohn Vol.II, page 575

  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: Folio
  • Sold By: Rare Paper
  • Contact Person: Armandt Marais
  • Country: South Africa
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