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Auction #128 begins on 15 Jan 2026

Oosthuizen (P. J.)

DIE GESKIEDENIS VAN MARICO TOT 1900 (1971) - SIGNED

"The History of Marico to 1900"

Published: Potchefstroom, 1971

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $70

Approximately:

Estimate: $90

Bidding opens: 15 Jan 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 22 Jan 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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Thesis submitted for a master's degree in History at the University of Potchefstroom.

Signed by the author on the front endpaper in 2003.

178pp. + 2 maps.

The Marico is a district in the old Transvaal (today North West Province) which served as the background for most of the stories written by Herman Charles Bosman. In his own words he described it as:

"There is no other place I know that is so heavy with atmosphere, so strangely and darkly impregnated with that stuff of life that bears the authentic stamp of South Africa."

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 30 x 21,5cm


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