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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1916
Oblong 8vo, xii + 98pp. Rebound in hardcover library binding. With 3 pp of monochrome plates. Gilt lettering to spine and front board.
Inscribed by Sol Plaatje.
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (9 October 1876 – 19 June 1932) was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator and writer. Plaatje was a founding member and first General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which became the African National Congress (ANC). The Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, which includes the city of Kimberley, is named after him, as is the Sol Plaatje University in that city, which opened its doors in 2014.
While he grew up speaking the Tswana language, Plaatje would become a polyglot. Fluent in at least seven languages, he worked as a court interpreter during the Siege of Mafeking, and translated works of William Shakespeare into Tswana. Plaatje died of pneumonia at Pimville, Johannesburg on 19 June 1932 aged 55, and was buried in Kimberley. (wikipedia.com)
Condition: Good-very good. Ex-library copy (withdrawn) in hardcover library binding, with old pocket, stamps and stickers. Slight bowing and rubbing to boards. Small open tear to front flyleaf with inscription. Pages have been trimmed, with some of the inscription and signature of Plaatje unfortunately missing. Previous owner’s signature and remains of old library slip also on this page. Text and plates are clean. Copy is well bound.
- Overall Condition: Good-Very Good
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