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Auction #119 begins on 14 Nov 2024

Gordon-Brown (Alfred)

CHRISTOPHER WEBB SMITH:

an artist at the Cape of Good Hope, 1837-1839

Published: Howard Timmins, Cape Town, 1965

Edition: De luxe first edition

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $50

Bidding opens: 14 Nov 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 21 Nov 16:30 GMT

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xii, [92] pages: illustrations (some colour), portraits. Quarto. Full leather with gilding. All edges gilt.

Number 75 of an edition limited to 100 copies.


Smith (1793-1871) spent 1837-1839 at the Cape on furlough from India, where he worked in the Bengal Civil Service, rising to be a short-lived member of Supreme Council of India.

  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Excellent
  • Size: 31 x 24 cm


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