Photographic portraits from the collections of the South African Library selected and introduced by Karel Schoeman.
Publisher's charcoal boards with pictorial dustwrapper. Book and jacket in fine, as new condition.
144pp. Monochrome photographs throughout.
An extraordinary compilation of some of the earliest South African photographs, which include scenes from both domestic and public life, as well as numerous ethnographic portraits.
"From the collections of the South African Library, Cape Town, Karel Schoeman has selected 273 photographs, mainly portraits, to provide and overview of South Africa and its people during half a century in the recent history of the country. Accompanying the photographs is an extensive text in which the images are discussed and events placed in their historical context."
- Jacket Condition: Fine
- Binding Condition: Fine
- Size: Large 4to.
