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Auction #131 begins on 28 May 2026

Breuil (Henri)

BEYOND THE BOUNDS OF HISTORY - Scenes from the Old Stone Age (1949) - foreword by General Jan Smuts

Contains an original hand coloured pen & pencil sketch by Breuil depicting a scene from prehistory

Published: P. R. Gawthorn, London, 1949

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $250

Approximately:

Estimate: $300

Bidding opens: 28 May 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 4 Jun 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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Publisher's brown cloth binding with illustrated dust jacket.

100pp. Illustrated by the author. Foreword by General Jan Smuts, being one of around 60-70 he wrote in his lifetime.

The front endpaper contains a copy of a pen sketch by Breuil of presumably an aurochs. The image was secured to the endpaper with tape on the corners.

On the verso of the front endpaper is an original pen and colour pencil sketch on card depicting a scene from prehistory. Gift inscription to fellow archaeologist C. van Riet Lowe with caption "L'age de fer commence!" - the beginning of the iron age. The sketch has been secured to the endpaper with tape along the edges.

On the half-title page is a gift inscription to C. van Riet Lowe by Breuil.

Publisher's compliments slip laid down on front paste down and signed by C. van Riet Lowe - University of Witwatersrand.

  • Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus
  • Binding Condition: Very Good


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