Delivered At A Meeting Of A Few Gentlemen, Held At The House Of Messrs. Thompson And Pillars On Thursday, The 22nd July 1824.
The Address is followed by "Report Of The Committe Appointed For The Purpose Of Drawing Up Some Regulations For The South African Literary Society: Submitted To The Members Assembled On The 3d And 11th Of August 1824". There are also the Society's Rules, a List Of The Members, and an extract from the Minutes Of A Meeting held on the 11th August 1824 wherein the Committee "resolved unanimously, that His Excellency the Governor The Right Honourable Lord Charles Somerset, be requested to become the Patron ...". Thomas Pringle was the Secretary of the Society.
Mendelssohn lists copies only in the South African Library, Cape Town, and in the Johannesburg Public Library. Very rare.
Eight sides, seven pages printed. 325mm high x 200mm wide. Printed W. Bridekirk, South African Chronicle Office, Heerengracht. This is the original printing, not a "Copy" as noted in the title.
The pages are affixed together at the edge with stiff red binding. There is no loss, except for the later binding this is in nice condition.
Fables Ref. #22782
The Address is followed by "Report Of The Committe Appointed For The Purpose Of Drawing Up Some Regulations For The South African Literary Society: Submitted To The Members Assembled On The 3d And 11th Of August 1824". There are also the Society's Rules, a List Of The Members, and an extract from the Minutes Of A Meeting held on the 11th August 1824 wherein the Committee "resolved unanimously, that His Excellency the Governor The Right Honourable Lord Charles Somerset, be requested to become the Patron ...". Thomas Pringle was the Secretary of the Society.
Mendelssohn lists copies only in the South African Library, Cape Town, and in the Johannesburg Public Library. Very rare.
Eight sides, seven pages printed. 325mm high x 200mm wide. Printed W. Bridekirk, South African Chronicle Office, Heerengracht. This is the original printing, not a "Copy" as noted in the title.
The pages are affixed together at the edge with stiff red binding. There is no loss, except for the later binding this is in nice condition.
Fables Ref. #22782
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