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Auction #129 begins on 26 Feb 2026

Schreiner (Olive)

THOUGHTS ON SOUTH AFRICA

Published: T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1923

Edition: First

Reserve: $50

Approximately:

Estimate: $65

Bidding opens: 26 Feb 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 5 Mar 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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Original red cloth boards with gilt titling on the spine. Frontis portrait, 398 pages.

Foreword by S.C. Cronwright-Schreiner.
Boards have wear to extremities, gilt dull. Endpapers show some browning and bookplate of previous owner. Signature of previous owner on preparatory note page. Internally clean. A good copy.

In "Thoughts on South Africa," Olive Schreiner presents a profound reflection on the socio-political landscape of South Africa in the late 19th century.

Contains eight essays and four appendices concerning the nature of South Africa and the relationships between Boers, Englishmen, Black and Brown people and the problem involved in forming a harmonious and united nation.

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 225 x 150 mm


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