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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

[Le Vaillant (F.)]

FRANCOIS LE VAILLANT TRAVELLER IN SOUTH AFRICA

and his collection of 165 water-colour paintings, 1781-1784.

Published: Library of Parliament, Cape Town, 1973

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De Luxe Edition.2 volumes, volume 1: 172 pages of letterpress + 89 colour plates and 2 folding maps, volume 2: 181 pages of letterpress + 95 colour plates, full blue calf gilt, all edges gilt, with the original paper wrappers, a very good set.

Number 148 of an English edition limited to 250 copies bound in full blue calf.

As well as the watercolours these volumes contain articles on various aspects of Le Vaillant's life and work. Contributors include Matthys Bokhorst, Vernon Forbes, Ronald Lewcock and Dirk Visser, Percival Kirby, S.H. Skaife and A.M. Lewin Robinson.

  • Overall Condition: A Very Good Set
  • Size: Large 4to (312 x 238 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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  • Trade Associations: ABA - ILAB, SABDA


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