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[St. Clair-Erskine (J.F.H.), 5th Earl of Rosslyn, Editor]

THE GRAM (Limited edition signed by the editor)

A social magazine founded by the British Prisoners of War in Pretoria

Published: Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, No date (1900)

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Facsimile edition: 52 pages, numerous cartoon illustrations, bound in full vellum over bevelled boards with a photographic illustration of the Pretoria prison camp mounted on the upper cover, and signed by the editor on the front free endpaper, a very good copy.

Facsimile Edition, number 414 of an edition of 500 copies.

Hackett, South African War Books, page 100, 'Three issues of a (handwritten) magazine published at the officer's prison at Pretoria, No. 3. edited by Major Sturges (after Rosslyn's escape). This facsimile edition of 500 copies is comprised of the original issues together with 'Notes for guidance in reading.' The content is mildly amusing with some cartoons and caricatures included in each issue. No. 2 contains a list of the officers and civilians detained'.

  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 4to (270 x 210 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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