Leipoldt in London: Die Vormingsjare

Number 19 of a limited edition of 250 copies. Half leather. Gilt titling to front and spine. Text in Afrikaans. 108 pages.  A very good copy.

Christian Frederik Louis Leipoldt, usually referred to as C. Louis Leipoldt, was a South African poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter and food expert. Together with Jan F. E. Celliers and J. D. du Toit, he was one of the leading figures in the poetry of the Second Afrikaans Movement. This volume details the 11 years that Leipoldt spent in London as a medical student and physician.