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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Cartwright, A.P.

THE FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN: The life and times of Sir Percy FitzPatrick

Published: Purnell, Cape Town, 1971

Edition: De luxe edition

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256 pages, [52] pages of plates: illustrations, portraits, map. Full leather, with raised bands and spine label. No. 55 of an edition limited to 250 copies

Cartwright calls FitzPatrick "the first South African" because "...in an age in which there were no South Africans, but only Transvalers, Free Staters, Natalians and Cape Colonials and Africanders, he started calling himself a South African and announced the fact wherever he went. The marked difference between Sir Percy and most of his colleagues in the mining industry 80 years ago was that when he said he was going 'home' he meant that he was returning to South Africa." Introduction.

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 25 x 17 cm
  • Sold By: Select Books
  • Contact Person: David McLennan
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 021-4246955
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Credit card; EFT
  • Trade Associations: SABDA


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