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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

The Press Works

THE SCHRÖDER ART MEMENTO / SUPPLEMENT TO HET VOLKSBLAD 1882-84

An Artistic Souvenir of South African History

Published: The Press Works, Pretoria, 1894

Edition: First Edition

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THE SCHRÖDER ART MEMENTO (Quarto, 255 x 195 mm)

First Edition, Hardcover, bound in blue cloth boards, 56 pages of text, unnumbered pages.

Decorative gilt design on the front board only, head/heel/corners and edges are a bumped and rubbed, some marks on the front/back boards, also has a small dent on the bottom/front board.

190 sketches and portraits: the collected works of this South African political artist/cartoonist W. H. Schröder, includes a fine portrait of Kruger & other South African celebrities 1869-92 & a few facsimile letters (Kruger, Rhodes, Leyds), 2 portraits of the artist & a memoir by Charles Cowen, Mendelssohn II.

Front hinge cracked internally and marks/tears on the front endpapers, overall, the book and the binding are in very good condition.

SUPPLEMENT TO HET VOLKSBLAD 1882-84 (Folio, 435 x 360 mm)

Large Hardcover, bound in half brown leather and red cloth sides, Gilt titles to the spine only with 5 raised bands. Contains 76 Lithograph portraits by W. H. Schröder.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 255 x 195 mm / 435 x 360 mm
  • Sold By: Bookdealers cc
  • Contact Person: Doron Locketz
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 0114407936
  • Preferred Payment Methods: EFT, Payfast, Credit Card
  • Trade Associations: South African Bookdealers Association


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