963 Days at the Junction. A documented history of Springfontein [OFS] during the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. (Signed; 2010)

De Swardt, Blackie

Description:

This valuable addition to Anglo-Boer War documentation covers 963 days at the Springfontein rail junction and records the dates and details of some one thousand deaths during this period in the concentration camps and elsewhere.

The author, also a sheep farmer and guesthouse operator, assembled a comprehensive collection of local Anglo-Boer War items and researched his book over a period of more than a decade. Its 440 quarto pages feature day-by-day entries and a number of photographs.

The reason for the decision of the author - a close neighbour of Fontein in Philippolis - to publish privately is not known, but the design and production are well above the average for this type of book. This copy is new and is inscribed, signed and dated 22 August 2010.

 

Details:

  • Publisher: Privately published
  • Publisher Place: Springfontein
  • Date of Publication: 2010
  • Edition: First
  • Jacket Condition: Paper covers
  • Binding Condition: Mint
  • Overall Condition: Mint
  • Size: 265 x 198 x 30
  • Lot No: 240
  • Hammer Price: $45
  • Bids: 1
  • Visits: 15
  • Estimate: $45
  • Reserve: $45

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Seller Details:

  • Name: Fontein Books
  • Address: 27 Voortrekker Street, Philippolis 9970
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country of Origin: South Africa
  • Email: fontein@wol.co.za
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  • Preferred Payment Methods: Internet bank transfer or Visa or Mastercard
  • Trade Association: AA Approved
  • Additional Information: Fontein Books has for several years participated in Antiquarian Auctions and its predecessor. It specialises in historical and contemporary books on the Free State and Northern Karoo, and is also an active buyer and seller on commission in these and other fields. Fontein's owner, Richard Proctor-Sims, was an editor, writer and small publisher until 2005, when he moved from Johannesburg to Philippolis, the first settlement (1822) north of the Gariep or Orange River, where he opened his first physical bookshop (to which buyers and sellers are welcome), with reasonable holdings in Africana, both Anglo-Boer wars, biography, history, military history, natural history and travel. He regularly visits Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town and offers to deliver heavy or valuable books or sets to these cities on such visits. Richard Proctor-Sims retains the copyright of Fontein's Antiquarian Auction descriptions and these may not be reproduced without permission and acknowledgment.