59 pages, coloured plate of flags as frontispiece, original brown card wrappers, foxing on the verso of the frontispiece, presentation inscription the inside of the front cover.
The presentation inscription reads, ‘To Fritz Hirschorn, with warmest regards, from J. Percy FitzPatrick.’
Friederich Heinrich (Fritz) Hirschorn (1867 – 1947) a pioneer of the diamond mining industry and philanthropist, was a first cousin of Sir Ernest Oppenheimer. Dictionary of South African Biography, volume IV, pages 237/8.
In his preface dated 24th July, 1928, Fitzpatrick writes, ‘This little booklet contains matter now printed for the first time. It is printed solely for record and for personal reasons, and is not intended for publication or for circulation other than among friends to whom the explanation is due. I was free to publish it and at one time intended to do so, provided that such publication would not be harmful instead of helpful to the cause of unity and goodwill in our country.’
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: 8vo (220 x 140 mm)
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