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Auction #121 begins on 27 Feb 2025

Franken (J. L. M.)

PIET RETIEF SE LEWE IN DIE KOLONIE (1949)

Published: HAUM & J. H. de Bussy, Kaapstad & Pretoria, 1949

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $40

Approximately:

Estimate: $60

Bidding opens: 27 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 6 Mar 16:30 GMT

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Publisher's navy blue cloth binding with Piet Retief's embossed monogram in gilt on the front panel and gilt titles on the spine.

566pp + 5 plates in text and a fold-out leaf containing Retief's Cape Huguenot family tree. Text in Afrikaans.

A magisterial and authoritative biography on the Voortrekker leader and tragic figure of the Great Trek's life in the Cape Colony.

Binding sound. Contents clean.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 8vo


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