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Auction #128 begins on 15 Jan 2026

Hahn (Carl Hugo)

TAGERBÜCHER 1837 -1860

Diaries. A missionary in Nama and Damaraland edited by Brigitte Lau

Published: Archives Services Division, Windhoek, 1984 – 1985

Edition: First

Reserve: $155

Approximately:

Estimate: $200

Bidding opens: 15 Jan 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 22 Jan 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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5 volumes. 1364 pages (continuous pagination), maps, portraits, illustrations, paperbacks.

Part 1;1837 -1845
Part 11: 1846 -1851
Part 111: 1852-1855
Part IV:1856-1860
Part V: Register and Indexes

These 5 volumes all in very good condition.

Carl Hugo Hahn (1818—1895) was a German missionary and linguist who worked in South Africa and South-West Africa for most of his life. Together with Franz Heinrich Kleinschmidt he set up the first Rhenish mission station to the Herero people in Gross Barmen. Hahn is known for his scientific work on the Herero language.

  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 8vo (200 x150mm)


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