Die Baanbrekers Van Vryheid: Die Nuwe Republiek En Sy Staats Courant

Copy number 135 of 1000 Limited Edition copies. A rather scarce book from the series \"Occasional Publications of the Natal Museum - Number 1\" containing 23 Staats Courant articles relating to The Nieuwe Republiek area of Utrecht/Buffalo River, and the history relating to the original Boer settlers in the area, and the further influx of Dutch settlers after the abortive \'Klip River Rebellion\' of 1847, as well as their relations with the Zulu chief Panda, and their attempt to gain official recognition of their settlement; comprising reproductions of Government Notices pertaining to auctions, land claims, curfew notices, taxes, beacons, allocation of farms, financial affairs, education, the Boer deputation to Europe, and including some portraits, sketches, reproductions of documents. In 141pp., the left pages being in English and the right being in Afrikaans. Book condition: green boards very good, gilt coat-of-arms on front cover (\'Eendragt Regtvaardigheid En Liefde\', with ox-wagon and shield design detail), end-papers foxed and spotted with evidence of library sticker removal on inside front pastedown, edges faded, otherwise contents very good. Limited edition. Scarce.