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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Walker (Eric Anderson)

LORD DE VILLIERS AND HIS TIMES:

South Africa, 1842-1914

Published: Constable, London, 1925

Edition: First edition

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $50

Bidding opens: 3 Oct 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 10 Oct 16:30 GMT

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xvi, 523 pages: portrait as frontispiece. Cloth, slightly rubbed. Top edge gilt. Spotting on page edges. Name & dates on front free endpaper.


De Villiers was the first colonial Chief Justice of South Africa. He could speak six languages, was clear-sighted and a supporter of unification. He adjudicated cases in the Transvaal and Orange Free State.

  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Excellent
  • Size: 23 x 15 cm


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