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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Thelma Gutsche

There was a Man

The life and times of Sir Arnold Theiler, K.C.M.G. of Onderstepoort

Published: Howard Timmins, Cape Town, 1979

Edition: 1st Edition

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Howard Timmins, 1979, dedicated to HRH Princess Alice, illustrated, postscript, appendices, index, 487 pages, 210 x 270mm, minor edgeware and two short tears (16 & 12mm) to dustjacket, internally: very good.

Sir Arnold Theiler is the father of veterinary science in South Africa. He was state veterinarian for the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (Z.A.R.) during the Boer War when a team under his direction developed the rinderpest vaccine. He was the first Director of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute and carried out research on African Horse Sickness, Sleeping Sickness, Malaria and East Coast Fever (Theileria Parva).

  • Jacket Condition: Good
  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 210 x 270mm


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