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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Stephen Gray and Cecil Skotnes (illustrator)

THE ASSASSINATION OF SHAKA (De luxe edition signed by the artist and the poet)

by Mhlangane Dingane and Mbopa on 22 September 1828 at Dukuza by which act the Zulu Nation first lost its empire.

Published: McGraw-Hill, Johannesburg, 1974

Edition: 1st.

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No. 77 of the Limited De-Luxe edition of 250 copies containing an original woodcut (not present in the trade edition) signed by Cecil Skotnes. Also contains 43 fine full page reproductions of the Skotnes woodcuts with poems by Stephen Gray on the opposite pages, all on heavy art quality paper.  Signed by both the artist and the poet. 

A fine copy in the original grey linen/cloth binding in a matching cloth slipcase. 

  • Binding Condition: Fine
  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Size: Folio
  • Sold By: Ronald Levine - Modern First Editions
  • Contact Person: Ronald Levine
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 011643 8437
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT for South African customers and International Bank Tranfer for customers abroad. I am unable to accept payment by credit card.
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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