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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Dr. W.J. Leyds

Deel 1 & 2 van Derde Verzameling (Correspondentie 1900)

Published: s'Gravenhage, 1931

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Numbered inside as number 299 and 300 of a probable limited edition. Part 1 has 367 pages and part 2 has 172 pages. These are his collection of letters before and during the first phases of the Anglo-Boer war. Ex-library books in very good condition.

Willem Johannes Leyds (Magelang, Dutch East Indies, 1 May 1859 – The Hague, Netherlands, 14 May 1940) was a Dutch lawyer and statesman, who made a career as State Attorney (1884-1889) and State Secretary (1889-1898) of the South African Republic. From 1898 to 1902, during the crucial period of the South African War, he was the Republic's Special Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary in Brussels, accredited to several European states.

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Sold By: Mantis Books
  • Contact Person: Charl Yates
  • Country: South Africa
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