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Auction #131 begins on 28 May 2026

Froude (James Anthony)

TWO LECTURES ON SOUTH AFRICA

Delivered before the Philosophical Institute Edinburgh, Jan. 6 & 9, 1880

Published: Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1880

Edition: First Edition

Reserve: $50

Approximately:

Estimate: $70/80

Bidding opens: 28 May 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 4 Jun 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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First edition: 85 pages, rebound in half brown leather with matching faux leather boards, red title label gilt on the spine, a very good copy.

Published immediately following the Anglo-Zulu War and on the eve of the First Boer War, Froude's lectures outline his first-hand observations of political tension in the Cape and the republics. Having served as Lord Carnarvon’s personal representative to the region, Froude provides a remarkably candid assessment of the failures of the confederation scheme and defends the independence sentiments of the Boer republics.

  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 8vo (220 x 140 mm)


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