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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

E. Clairmonte

The Africander

A Plain Tale of Colonial Life

Published: T Fisher Unwin, London, 1896

Edition: 1st

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272pp. Rust-brow, pictorial cloth-covered boards. Small bookseller's label to front paste down. Previous owner's bookplate to ffep. Small tears to head an tailcaps, light scattered foxing. Binding is neat, tight and very good. A most desirable copy and uncommon in commerce.

The author moved about quite a lot, trying his hand at different trades and meeting a variety of Boers, English settlers and Zulus. There are interesting descriptions of numerous locations including Pietermaritzburg, Cape Town, Kimberley and Johannesburg and of the scenery in Zululand.

  • Binding Condition: VG
  • Overall Condition: Very Good +
  • Size: 8vo
  • Sold By: The Book Shoppe
  • Contact Person: Ray van Wyk
  • Country: South Africa
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